PVL's Unit 3 Practice Exam Questions With Correct Detailed Answers.

Three-Fifths Compromise - correct answer Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment) Great Compromise - correct answer Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house Commerce Compromise - correct answer an agreement during the Constitutional Convention protecting slave holders; denied Congress the power to tax the export of goods from any State, and, for 20 years, the power to act on the slave trade Popular Sovereignty - correct answer A government in which the people rule by their own consent. Virginia Plan - correct answer "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation. Electoral College - correct answer a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. enumerated powers - correct answer Powers given to the national government alone reserved powers - correct answer Powers given to the state government alone concurrent powers - correct answer powers shared by the national and state governments Due Process - correct answer (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles Equal Protection - correct answer the equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities Naturalization - correct answer A legal process to obtain citizenship Amendment Process - correct answer the way in which changes are added to the Constitution double jeopardy - correct answer Anti-Federalist Papers - correct answer a series of essays written to counter and defeat the proposed U.S. Constitution Patrick Henry - correct answer a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies () George Mason - correct answer delegate who opposed the Constitution James Madison - correct answer "Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States. Article of Confederation - correct answer a document that outlined the first form of government in the United States of America Northwest Ordinance - correct answer a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed Critical Period - correct answer Shay's Rebellion - correct answer Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in , protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out. Constitutional Convention - correct answer A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution Republicanism - correct answer A form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws Federalism - correct answer A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments Checks and Balances - correct answer A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power Limited Government - correct answer The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens. amendment - correct answer A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law Ratification - correct answer Formal approval Federalists - correct answer supporters of the Constitution Anit-Federalists - correct answer opposed the constitution Federalist Papers - correct answer