Ch. 3 Less. 3: A New Nation and State

The Articles of Confederation created a weak national government that  could not ________.

• print currency
• create  a postal system
• tax the states
• sign treaties with Native Americans

What was the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? 

• It could not be revised or changed
• The new government represented all 13 states
• The individual states had more power than the U.S. Government
• The Articles of Confederation was not approved by all 13 states

In its first government after the American Revolution, why did the U.S. establish a weak national government?

• The states were jealous of each other
• The delegates could not agree on a plan for the government
• The states had expereinced problems under a strong government/king
• The delegates had more loyalty to their states than to the new nation

How did the Great Compromise solve the problem of representation during the Constitutional Convention? 

• Representation would be based on population in both the Senate and the House of Representatives
• Representation would be based on an equal number from all the states
• Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person for population and Congress could end the slave trade
• Legislature with one hose based on population and one with an equal number

How did the 3/5ths Compromise resolve the debate of how slaves were counted in the population? 

• Allowed 3/5ths of a state's representatives to Congress to be chosen by the state legislature
• Counted 3/5ths of all white in any states as part of its population
• Allowed 3/5ths of the slaves in each state to vote
• Counted 3/5ths of slaves in any state as part of its population

From what area of South Carolina did representation come from that helped re-write the Constitution?

• The Backcountry/Upcountry
• The Lowcountry
• The PeeDee
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Why did South Carolina oppose the right of the Government to control Commerce (imports and exports)?

• It would help northern states make money
• It would hurt the export of cash crops
• It would legalize the slave trade
• It would increase the number of representatives

Why did many people oppose ratification of the U.S. Constitution without a Bill of Rights? 

• Afraid the states would be too powerful
• Thought that a Bill of Rights would strengthen the President's power
• Did not want the national government to have an army
• Feared that the new national government would deny people their rights

Under the Constitutional principle of Popular Sovereignty (democracy), where is the authority of government derived from? 

• State legislatures
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Acts of the U.S. Congress
• Will of the people

The Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution supports which principle of American government? 

• Aristocratic Republic
• Checks and Balances
• Federalism
• Individual Rights