Unit 4 American Government

Unit 4: The Constitution (Articles & Great Compromise)

Multiple Choice

Why did the newly freed colonists seek to LIMIT the government's power?

• To create a new government that was just as tyrannical and oppressive as the Monarchy that they just declared freedom from.

• To ensure that authority figures do not benefit from, or take advantage of, their positions of power.

Poll

Do you think the cheap land involved in the Northwest Ordinance ended up increasing in population size?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Using this visual, decide which of the following could be a problem concerning this new Confederation-type of government?

• Nothing could be wrong with this type of government. Each state SHOULD have just one vote no matter their population.

• Every state is different: Population, Opinions, Geography, Economy....One Vote Per State is Not enough. Also, there was no way to enforce taxation or organize a united military.

• Too many branches of government caused confusion and chaos.

Multiple Select

Which of the TWO describe weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

• Are you kidding? There WERE no weaknesses.

• No federal court system, so the Confederation had no process for settling disputes between states

• Too much focus on a centralized government and national power. The Articles of Confederation was EXACTLY like being in Great Britain.

• No federal leader or executive with the power to respond to national crises or national emergencies, such as Shays’ rebellion

Multiple Select

What are two MORE weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• There was too much of a focus on the Executive Branch. Another President just meant having another King or Dictator!

• Congress had too much leadership involved leading to confusion and chaos.

• Congressional decisions were difficult to make because they required approval of at least nine states, with each state only having one vote

• States were not prevented from issuing their own currency, resulting in a lack of uniformity and useless currency in some cases

Poll

In the coming units, will there be conflict between state governments and the United Federal Government?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned about the Articles of Confederation today?

Open Ended

How did THE GREAT COMPROMISE solve the problem how all the states would be represented in American Government?

Next we will talk about the Federalists vs The Anti Federalists.....

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