Constitution Review #1

What was the first written plan of government for our nation?

• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation

What event showed that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?

• Boston Tea Party
• Shay's Rebellion
• Boston Massacre
• Battle of Yorktown

Why was Daniel Shays upset?

• He didn't like the Constitution
• He was mad we won the Rev. War
• He wasn't getting paid for his war service
• He wasn't asked to represent his state

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress did not have the power to collect taxes.
• The Chief Executive was too powerful
• The Federal government regulated interstate commerce
• The States militia was controlled by the federal government

Which plan favored small states?

• Virginia Plan
• Great Compromise
• 3/5 Compromise
• New Jersey Plan

Why did many Congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

• created a chief executive with the power to veto state laws
• created a permanent oversight committee
• established a powerful army that threatened the nation
• it created a government too weak to manage the states

The Virginia Plan for goverment at the Constitutional Convention called for what type of legislature

• Bicameral Legislature with a house and senate
• Unicameral legislature
• Equal representation for all states
• Representation based on population

The Great Compromise solved the issue of Representation in Congress by....

• creating a bicameral legislature with a house based on population and senate with equal representation
• unicameral legislature
• representation based on population
• equal represenation for all states

The central issue of the Three-Fifths Compromise was concerning the —

• establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies
• manner in which bills and amendments would become law
• federal revenues that would come large and small states
• counting of slaves for the purpose of representation

The Compromise of 1790 solved what issue?

• How slaves were counted
• Where the new capital would be
• How all people were represented
• How long senators would serve