CheckPoint Number your paper from 1-7, write your name on it, and wait for further instructions. 1.Analyze some of the weaknesses of government under the Articles of Confederation [8.30] 2.Identify the major leaders of the Constitutional Convention and explain what role they played [8.31] 3.Analyze the major issues debated during the Convention and how they were resolved [8.31] 2. At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan proposed a. A bicameral legislature based on proportional representation b. A unicameral legislature based on equal representation c. Two branches of government: legislative and executive d. That most power remain with the states 1.One of the primary weaknesses of Congress under the Articles of Confederation which led to inflation a.No power to tax b.No power to regulate interstate commerce c.No common currency d.No executive [president] 3. The New Jersey Plan represented the interests of the small states because a. It called for a Bill of Rights b. It proposed proportional representation among the states in the congress c. It called for a strengthened executive d.It proposed equal representation among the states in the congress 4.Because Congress had no power to regulate interstate trade [commerce] under the Articles of Confederation aStates made agreements with one another that made trade easier bBritish merchant ships easily took control of trade routes cEconomically depressed farmers in Massachusetts rebelled dStates often did not cooperate, causing trade to be more difficult 5. George Washingtons served as the presiding officer during the Constitutional Convention but his most important contribution may have been a. His ability to manage the daily business of the meetings b.The public trust he brought to the gathering c. Writing the Virginia Plan d. Writing the Bill of Rights 6.Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved a.The Great Compromise b.The Three-Fifths Compromise c.The Virginia Plan d.The Slave Trade provision 7. Convention delegates reached a compromise between southern slave states and northern free states when they approved the Three-Fifths Compromise. What did it call for [say]? CheckPoint TIME IS UP. Put away your pencils and get a red pen. TIME IS UP. Put away your pencils and get a red pen. 2. At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan proposed a. A bicameral legislature based on proportional representation b. A unicameral legislature based on equal representation c. Two branches of government: legislative and executive d. That most power remain with the states 1.One of the primary weaknesses of Congress under the Articles of Confederation which led to inflation a.No power to tax b.No power to regulate interstate commerce c.No common currency d.No executive [president] 3. The New Jersey Plan represented the interests of the small states because a. It called for a Bill of Rights b. It proposed proportional representation among the states in the congress c. It called for a strengthened executive d.It proposed equal representation among the states in the congress 4.Because Congress had no power to regulate interstate trade [commerce] under the Articles of Confederation aStates made agreements with one another that made trade easier bBritish merchant ships easily took control of trade routes cEconomically depressed farmers in Massachusetts rebelled dStates often did not cooperate, causing trade to be more difficult 5. George Washingtons served as the presiding officer during the Constitutional Convention but his most important contribution may have been a. His ability to manage the daily business of the meetings b.The public trust he brought to the gathering c. Writing the Virginia Plan d. Writing the Bill of Rights 6.Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved a.The Great Compromise b.The Three-Fifths Compromise c.The Virginia Plan d.The Slave Trade provision 7. Convention delegates reached a compromise between southern slave states and northern free states when they approved the Three-Fifths Compromise. What did it call for [say]? Every five slaves would count as three persons in the states population for basis of taxation and representation The Constitution Ratification Debate TODAYS LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.Explain the ratification process [8.32] 2.Describe the conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists in the ratification debate [8.32] INSTRUCTIONS: Read pages : Debate and Adoption read pages : What do you think? Complete Parts 1, 2 and 3 on your OneSheets. How was the new US Constitution to be ratified? 1.Before the Constitution could go into effect, how many states had to ratify [approve]? __________________________ 2.Which was the first state to ratify the US Constitution? ________________________ 3.Though technically adopted as the law of land with the ratification by ________________________, the Constitution and the government it created could not have succeeded without the votes from these two largest states _____________________________________________________________________ 4.Some states, such as Virginia, refused to ratify the Constitution unless promises were made that _____________________________________________ 9 Delaware New Hampshire Virginia and New York An amendment with a Bill of Rights be made. For ratificationAgainst ratification A new powerful federal government with shared powers A powerful federal government would trample the rights of individuals Washington, Adams, Madison, and Hamilton Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Thomas Paine James Madison A. HamiltonJohn Jay explaining defending Impulse of passion or of interest Could be imposed on all The larger the area governed the more likely that opposing factions would cancel one another out Republicanism The human ambitions of one man would keep the ambitions of another in check and vise versa Separation of Power and Check and Balances The Constitution Ratification Debate TODAYS LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.Explain the ratification process [8.32] 2.Describe the conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists in the ratification debate [8.32] Questions?