Constitutional Compromise Quiz Review

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Across
  1. 3. Proposal to create a strong national government and a two house legislature based on population
  2. 7. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  3. 8. The main author of the Federalist Papers
  4. 12. "Father of the Constitution" - Author of the Constitution
  5. 15. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
  6. 18. A group of people who have the power to make laws
  7. 19. Proposed by the New Jersey Plan to lead the executive branch
  8. 20. One of the two parts of Congress, with the number of representatives for each state determined by the state's population. This please larger states
  9. 22. The first ten amendments to the Constitution that the antifederalists needed in order to agree with the federalists
  10. 24. The first constitution of the United States
Down
  1. 1. A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to defend the Constitution.
  2. 2. Agreement between the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan providing a dual system of congressional representation
  3. 4. Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.
  4. 5. A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress
  5. 6. Two issues the Government had under the AOC were enforcing laws and enforcing ______
  6. 9. One of the houses in Congress that pleased small states. Each state got two representatives
  7. 10. A deal between the North and South stating each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes is the 3/5 ___________
  8. 11. A written plan of government
  9. 13. A rebellion over a foreclosure of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes. (Showed the government was too weak under the AOC)
  10. 14. Held in Philadelphia; purpose was to change the articles of confederation
  11. 16. the legislature of the United States government consisting of The House of Representatives and the Senate
  12. 17. supporters of the Constitution
  13. 21. A person appointed or elected to represent others
  14. 23. To approve, give formal approval to, confirm