The Three-Fifths Compromise
In 1787, slaves made up 3/4 the population in South Carolina.
True or False?
False, slaves made up 1/2 the population.
What are Federalists?
Supporters of the Constitution.
The Great Compromise was solved by adding what?
A two-house Congress
What are the shared powers of the federal government? (3 answers needed)
Possible answers: Create taxes, borrow money, build roads, maintain public lands, and keep public order.
Who is the head of the executive branch?
The president
The number of representatives would be decided on the population, however there was a problem; should ______ be counted.
slaves
Anti-Federalists argued that the Constitution would bury the country in taxes.
True or False?
True
Large states thought they should have more __________.
representatives
Taxpayers have to pay both ______ and _______ taxes.
State and federal
The legislative branch, or Congress, is usually known for what?
Mostly making laws, but also approving treaties, declaring war, approving the president's ambassadors and cabinet, can impeach an official.
James Madison, a Virginian and a slave owner, came up with a compromise for the question if slaves should be counted as a person. He suggested that non-free persons be counted as three-fifths of their actual numbers. All but two states, ____________ and ____________, accepted this three-fifths compromise.
New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
What did the Anti-Federalists want added to the Constitution?
A list of rights, or a bill of rights.
Smaller states however thought that each state should have a/an ______ number of representatives.
equal
The national government has power over the things that concern what?
The U.S country
For life, or until they retire or until they are impeached.
Representatives and taxes would be decided among the states by adding the number of free persons to three-fifths of the number of "all other persons." __________, who did not pay taxes, would not be counted.
American Indians.
Who got to work on the Bill of Rights in 1789?
James Madison
Delegates who owned slaves supported the idea of slaves being _________ in population.
counted
Municipal courts handle what conflicts?
Minor crimes (Examples include traffic tickets, or complaints about a barking dog.)
The president cannot make laws or bills, but can give ideas to Congress by doing what?
Giving a State of Union speech every year to both houses in the House Chamber.
The three-fifths compromise gave the _______ a great deal of power.
South
How many amendments formed the Bill of Rights?
10
Complicating the idea of whether slaves should be counted as a person, was the issue of what?
States are allowed to make their own laws, however these laws must not conflict with these two rules:
What two rules must state laws not conflict with?
No state law can conflict with the U.S Constitution and conflict with a national law.
The judicial branch has the power to review and comment on treaties. They can revoke the treaty if they find it violates what?