TCI Lesson 8
At the Constitutional Convention, delegates elected George Washington to be - ANS -president of the convention.
\By the time of the Constitutional Convention, most slaves lived in - ANS -the South.
\Electoral College - ANS -a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of
the president and vice president.
\How does the Electoral College operate today? - ANS -People choose their state's electors when they vote in presidential
elections.
\The Federalists Papers were written to support - ANS -ratification of the Constitution.
\The Three-Fifths Compromise called for each slave to be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining - ANS
-representation in the House of Representatives.
\What is a republic? - ANS -a country governed by elected representatives
\What was the main concern of the Anti-Federalists? - ANS -no list of people's rights in the Constitution
\What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? - ANS -It established how territories could become states.
\Which of these describes the delegates at the Constitutional Convention - ANS -Most had extensive political experience.
\Which statement about approving the Constitution is true? - ANS -Nine states had to approve the Constitution before it
went into effect.
\Which statement about drafting the Constitution is true? - ANS -the slave clause.
\Who supported the New Jersey Plan? - ANS -delegates from small states
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At the Constitutional Convention, delegates elected George Washington to be - ANS -president of the convention.
\By the time of the Constitutional Convention, most slaves lived in - ANS -the South.
\Electoral College - ANS -a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of
the president and vice president.
\How does the Electoral College operate today? - ANS -People choose their state's electors when they vote in presidential
elections.
\The Federalists Papers were written to support - ANS -ratification of the Constitution.
\The Three-Fifths Compromise called for each slave to be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining - ANS
-representation in the House of Representatives.
\What is a republic? - ANS -a country governed by elected representatives
\What was the main concern of the Anti-Federalists? - ANS -no list of people's rights in the Constitution
\What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? - ANS -It established how territories could become states.
\Which of these describes the delegates at the Constitutional Convention - ANS -Most had extensive political experience.
\Which statement about approving the Constitution is true? - ANS -Nine states had to approve the Constitution before it
went into effect.
\Which statement about drafting the Constitution is true? - ANS -the slave clause.
\Who supported the New Jersey Plan? - ANS -delegates from small states
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