3/5ths Compromise
AoC & BoR
Federal Government
Citzens & Government Relations
Miscellaneous
100

What group was the 3/5ths compromise aimed towards?

What is Enslaved African Americans in Southern states?

100

How many amendments were originally created?

What is 10?

100

What did Federalists stand for?

What is a strong central government


100

What are natural rights?

   Universal rights which everyone is entitled too.

100

What were the first Amendments called?

What is the Bill of rights

200

What did the 3/5ths Compromise determine regarding the counting of enslaved people?

What is a statement that 3/5ths of the enslaved population would be counted towards a state's total population for representation.

200

Why did the Articles fail?

What is created a weak government too weak?

200

Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?


What is The President of the United States?

200

According to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, what are the three basic natural rights?

What is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

200

What was the movie we watched based on the New York Times Co. called?

What is The Post?

300
  • During what event was the compromise reached?

What is during the Constitutional Convention?

300

What does the 1st amendment protect?

What is Right to media, speech, religion, petition, and assembly?

300

What Plan was made to help small states get equal opportunity when voting?

What is the New Jersey Plan?

300

What is a Social Contract?

What is an idea of an agreement that citizens surrender some liberties for government protection?

300

What is the difference between Brutus I and Federalists 10?

What is Brutus I is in favor of state sovereignty, Federalists 10 is in favor of strong Federal government?

400

Why did abolitionists often support the 3/5ths compromise despite its inherent dehumanization?



What is to Limit Southern Power.

400

What event in history highlighted the need for a stronger federal government?

What is Shay’s Rebellion?

400

What clause is associated with McCulloch v. Maryland?

What is Supremacy Clause?

400

Are natural rights given to humans by the government?

What is they are considered to be inherited by nature?

400

What is the belief called that a small wealthy group holds most political power?

What is elitism?

500

How did this compromise impact taxation in the south?

What is was intended to increase the direct tax burden on Southern States.

500

What was the connection between the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation?

What is Couldn’t pay war debt from the inability of govenrment taxes?

500

Which of the 14 required cases is best associated with the Commerce Clause?

What is U.S. v. Lopez?

500

What is Popular Sovereignty?

What is an idea that a government is sustained by the consent of its people?

500

How many amendments are currently in the Constitution?

What is 27?