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2. Membership in the house of representatives is based on
population
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8. To ratify means to__________________________.
approve
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9. What is a republic?
a country led by elected representatives
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15. Which group casts votes to elect the president?
Electoral College
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17. One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not___________________.
impose taxes
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3. What was the greatest challenge of the Constitutional Convention?
how to balance the interests of large and small states
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10. Why is James Madison known as the “Father of the Constitution?
He was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention
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5. What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?
giving up state power to form a stronger Union
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Which state—New York or North Carolina—would have more representatives if enslaved people were not counted? 
New York
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1. What did federalists believe?
They supported the new constitution
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4. Why is Shays’ Rebellion an important event in U.S. history?
It led to the Constitutional Convention
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12. Following the American Revolution, what did Congress fear about a strong central government?
rights for which people fought would be lost
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13. What was included in both the Virginia and New Jersey plan?
3 branches of government
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How would these states want enslaved people counted in Congress?
the same as any other person
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7. Describe the federal system of government.
Power is shared by the national and state governments
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16. What was the long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Territories eventually became states.
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11. What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?
land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes
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14. What did the Great Compromise decide?
representation in Congress