Answer the following questions (10 points each):
1. Explain the compromises reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, including the plan agreed to.
2. Explain the Madisonian Model of Government (Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances). How does this work in our governmental system?
3. Choose one of the provisions in the First Amendment (religion, speech, press, assembly, petition) and explain how the provision has been interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
4. Define/Explain the following: Apportionment, Redistricting, Gerrymandering (including packing and cracking).
5. Why is voting important?
