VUS 5 LESSON

Ms. Peart

VUS 5

Documents, Key People, and Court Cases

Documents

Articles of Confederation

● The United States first frame of government
● provided for a weak national government
● gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce

among the states

● provided for no common currency
● gave each state one vote regardless of size or population
● provided for no executive or judicial branch

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the FIRST government of an independent United States after 1776?

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• 2nd Continental Congress

Multiple Choice

What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation

• Too Powerful

• Complicated

• Difficult to Understand

• Too Weak

Multiple Select

Select all of the following that was weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• It allowed a small majority of states create laws for the entire country

• It gave the Federal Government no ability to declare wars or make peace

• It gave the Federal Government no power to collect taxes

• It gave the Federal Government no way to effectively raise an army

Virginia Declaration of

Rights

Stated that governments
should not violate the
people’s natural rights

Virginia Statute for Religious

Freedom

Supported freedom of
religious exercise and
separation of church and
state

Multiple Choice

What did the Virginia Declaration of Rights do?

• Listed the rights of the Vigilant

• Listed the rights of Virginians.

• Listed the rights of Viennans.

• Listed the Rights of people from The Virgin Islands

Multiple Choice

What did the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom state?

• Rights to Independence

• Freedom of press

• Right for Education

• Freedom of worship

Multiple Choice

What does the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom say?

• People are free to worship however they choose

• No religion is allowed in Virginia

• Only certain religions are allowed in Virginia

• All people in Virginia must practice the same religion

The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights is the
first 10 Amendments to the
Constitution. It spells out
Americans' rights in relation
to their government.

Ideas from the Virginia Declaration
of Rights and the Virginia Statute
for Religious Freedoms were used
to draft the Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

Who wanted a Bill of Rights?

• Federalist

• Neutrals

• Patriots

• Anti-Federalist

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the "Bill of Rights"?

• Protest Americans

• Encourage Tyranny

• Create a strong Central government

• To protest the government

Multiple Choice

What is the Bill of Rights?

• The Amendments of the Constitution

• The first 10 commandments

• The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution

• The first official document of America

Multiple Select

Which 2 documents were used in the Bill of Rights?

• The 1763 Compromise

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration for Independence

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

The Constitution

●Made federal law the supreme law of the land when constitutional, but otherwise
gave the states considerable leeway to govern themselves

●Balanced power between large and small states by creating a Senate, where each
state has two senators, and a House of Representatives, where membership is
based on population as stated in the Great Compromise

●Appeased the Southern states by counting slaves as three-fifths of the population
when determining representation in the United States House of Representatives

●Avoided a too-powerful central government by establishing three co-equal
branches (legislative, executive, judicial) with numerous checks and balances
among them providing for separation of powers

●Limited the powers of the federal government to those identified in the
Constitution

Multiple Choice

The Three-Fifths compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The votes needed to amend the Articles of Confederation

• Counted Slaves as Three-Fifths of a person

• Compromise for Land

Multiple Choice

What does the separation of powers do?

• declares that the president has all the power

• It separated government and the People

• It gave all power to the Executive branch

• Creates checks and balances and allows all branches to have the same power

Multiple Choice

What is the supreme law of the land?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Multiple Choice

What is the constitution?

• A set of rules that governs the United States.

• Rules and guidelines for all people

• Laws against Murder

• Laws to protect Children

Multiple Choice

Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Bill of Rights

• Virginia Plan

• Constitution

• The Magna Carta

Virginia Plan

Written by James Madison it proposed a federal government of three separate branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) and became the

foundation for the structure of the new government.

Multiple Choice

Which document proposed three branches of government?

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

• Virginia Plan

• Constitution

Landmark Courts Cases

established by the Marshall Court

Marbury v. Madison

Judicial Review- power of the courts of a
country to examine the actions of the
legislative, executive, and administrative
arms of the government and to determine
whether such actions are consistent with the
constitution

McCulloch v. Maryland

Implied Power- political powers
granted to the United States
government that aren't explicitly
stated in the Constitution.

Gibbon v Ogden

The power of congress to
regulate interstate
commerce

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court case of Marbury v Madison established the principle of -

• judicial review.

• limited government.

• "Separate but Equal".

• Implied Power

Multiple Choice

Which court case focuses on the "Doctrine of Implied Powers"

• Gibbon vs Ogden

• McCulloch vs Maryland

• John vs Madison

• Marbury vs Madison

Multiple Choice

Who was the chief justice of the Supreme court during the Marbury vs. Madison, McCulloch vs Maryland, and Gibbons vs Ogden court cases?

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Marshall

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

Court Case that regulated interstate commerce

• Roe v Wade

• Marbury v Madison

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Gibbons v Ogden

Key People

George Mason- Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and
Anti-Federalists

Thomas Jefferson- author of the Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom.He was also leader of the Democratic Republican party and
was the first president elected with peaceful transfer of power in the
1800 election.

James Madison- Father of the Constitution, author of the Bill of Rights. He
also wrote the Federalist paper for ratification of the Constitution and the
Virginia Plan

George Washington- president of the constitution convention. He was a
Federalist and favored a strong national government

Alexander Hamilton- founder of the Federalist Party who wrote many
Federalist papers

John Adams- Federalist who wrote Federalist papers. He was also the
second President of the United States

Anti-Federalist- Opposed ratification of the constitution, they feared a strong
national government. The wanted a Bill of Rights. They were supported by
farmers, artisans, and frontier settlers in the South

Federalist- supported ratification of the constitution, and believed in a strong
national government. Federalists were mainly bankers and business owners
in the Northeast

Multiple Choice

Supporters of a strong central government and ratifying the Constitution...

• Puritans

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalist

• Patriots

Multiple Choice

Supported a weaker government and fought the ratification of the Constitution.

• Anti-Federalist

• Neutrals

• Slaves

• Federalists

Multiple Choice

Writer of the Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Mason

Multiple Choice

Writer of the Virginia Plan?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• John Locke

Multiple Choice

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Mason

• George Washington

• James Madison

Multiple Choice

Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Thomas Paine

• George Washingston

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Select

Who were the leaders of the Democratic-Republican Party?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Mason

• John Adams

Multiple Choice

Who is the second president of the United States who wrote Federalist papers?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

Which American president was elected in 1800 with a peaceful transfer of power?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Joe Biden

Multiple Choice

Founder of the Federalist Party who wrote Federalists papers

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Locke

• Patrick Henry

• Alexander Bell