Chapter 5: From Confederation to Nation HW QZ # 11

1. Chapter 5: From Confederation to Nation HW QZ # 11 • Could a weak, loose international association of the thirteen new states do the job of a government similar to England and France? • NO. • What did the Virginia Plan propose? • Provided that there would be a two-house Congress (Bicameral), where in each house there would be representation based on the states population. • What did the New Jersey Plan propose? • Proposed a one house (Unicameral) Congress where each state only hade one vote.

2. Chapter 5: From Confederation to Nation HW QZ # 11 • What did the Connecticut Compromise suggest? • Two Houses: Senate = each state would have equal representation regardless of the state’s population. House of Representatives = Each representative would represent the same number of people in a state. • What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? • Slaves would only count as three-fifths for representation and for taxes. • How many years could the new government not prohibit the slave trade? • 20 years • Why were there instructions included in the Constitution on how to change it? • Opportunity to apply the laws to the changing times.

3. Chapter 5: From Confederation to Nation HW QZ # 11 • Give an example of what the three branches of government created. • Executive = President; Legislative = Two house Congress; Judicial = Supreme Court • How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? • Three-Fourths or 9

4. Chapter 5: From Confederation to Nation HW QZ # 10 • List in order of ratification, the first thirteen states of the United States of America. • Delaware • Pennsylvania • New Jersey • Georgia • Connecticut • Massachusetts • Maryland • South Carolina • New Hampshire (Constitution Ratified) • Virginia • New York • North Carolina • Rhode Island