Chapter 9 - Constitution

The Articles of Confederation gave the states _____.

• less power than the national government

• the same power as the national government

• all the power

• more power than the national government

What plan divided Congress into two parts?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5th Rule

Which words means to accept?

• Veto

• Amendment

• Ratify

• Republic

Which of the following could Congress do under the Articles of Confederation?

• Control trade

• Set up an army

• Raise money through taxes

• Organize new territories

Which group of people were represented at the Constitutional Convention?

• White men who owned land

• African Americans

• Women

• American Indians

A government in which the citizens elect leaders to represent them is called a _____________.

• Democracy

• Republic

• Constitutional

• Federal

A government where the states and central government share power but the central government has more power is called __________.

• Federal

• Democracy

• Republic

• Amendment

How did the states compromise about slavery?

• No enslaved people could be counted in the state's population

• All enslaved people could be counted in the state's population

• All states will end slavery

• Every five slaves would count as three free people

What did farmers who participated in Shay's Rebellion want from the government?

• More money for their crops

• Free land from the government

• more time to pay their debts and not to have their farms taken away

• To be represented in the Constitutional Convention

Which of the following is not a branch of our government?

• Judicial

• Federal

• Executive

• Legislative