Title: Are you ready?
1Are you ready?
2UNIT 3
CREATING A
GOVERNMENT
Mr Hayner Line Mountain Jr/Sr High Social
Studies
3Some reminders aboutthe game
- Answer the question on your sheet
- Circle the amount you win when you answer the
question correctly - These ANSWERS are written in the form of ANSWERS
to make it easier to help you study
Ken Jennings says good luck Blue Jays!
4Categories and amounts
PEOPLE
THE CONVENTION
TERMS
FEDERALIST ANTIFEDERALISTS
ETC.
100
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
200
300
300
300
300
300
400
400
400
400
400
5I am known as the Father of the Constitution.
Who am I?
PEOPLE 100
James Madison
6I was a farmer in Massachusetts who was upset
enough about taxes to rebel against the
government.
PEOPLE 200
Daniel Shays
7I came out of retirement for the convention and
was elected president of the convention. Who am
I?
PEOPLE 300
George Washington
8I choose not to attend the convention because I
smelled a rat. Who am I?
PEOPLE 400
Patrick Henry
9What was the most common profession of the
delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
CONVENTION 100
Lawyer
10Which state proposed the plan to have two houses
for the legislature and have both based on
population?
CONVENTION 200
Virginia (Virginia Plan)
11How many delegates were there at the
Constitutional Convention?
CONVENTION 300
55 delegates attended
12This states plan wanted the representation in
the legislature to be equal for each state
CONVENTION 400
New Jersey Plan
13Another name for the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution.
TERMS 100
Bill of Rights
14The publications known as the ________________
tried to encourage people to support and vote for
the Constitution.
TERMS 200
Federalist Papers
15This event caused many in the American government
to rethink the Articles and seek another plan for
government.
TERMS 300
Shayss Rebellion
16_________________ is a government in which people
chose representatives to govern for them.
TERMS 400
Republic
17Federalist or Anti-Federalist? Feared a single
person could become a king or tyrant too easily.
FED/ANTI-FED 100
Anti-Federalist
18Federalist or Anti-Federalist? Wanted a bill of
rights added to the Constitution to protect
peoples rights.
FED/ANTI-FED 200
Anti-Federalist
19Federalist or Anti-Federalist? Wanted to keep a
single person to lead the executive branch.
FED/ANTI-FED 300
Federalists
20Federalist or Anti-Federalist? Wanted to divide
the power of the national government among the
different branches of government.
FED/ANTI-FED 400
Federalist
21The _________________ compromise temporarily
solved the slave issue by counting both for
taxation and representation.
ETC. 100
Three-fifths Compromise
22_______________ was our first formal plan of
government for our nation. Passed in 1776 by the
Continental Congress.
ETC. 200
Articles of Confederation
23If you want states to keep the most important
powers are you a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist?
ETC. 300
Anti-Federalist
24Under the Articles of Confederation could the
national government tax the people? Yes or no.
ETC. 400
No
25Thanks for Playing!Good luck on the test!