Q3: Social Studies Bench Mark Review

Identify the weaknesses of the government established by the Articles of Confederation.

• Gave Congress no power to collect taxes, so the federal government did not have much money.
• Created an union rather than a true national government.
• Lacked executive and judicial branches of government.
• All of the above

Who were the major leaders of the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison and Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington and John Adams
• Benedict Arnold and James Madison

What were the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention?

• rights of states
• the Great Compromise
• slavery
• All of the above

What is the Great Compromise?

• Edmund Randolph's plan for government.
• A suggestion made by Roger Sherman to divide the Congress into two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The number of representatives would depend on the population.

What problem did delegates have with slavery?

• Southern delegates wanted slaves to count as part of a state's population.
• Some delegates said that slaves were treated as property so counting them as citizens is unfair.
• Delegates argued about whether to end the practice of bringing slaves to the U.S.
• All of the above

How did the compromise, the Three-Fifths rule, come about?

• Delegates from the south would not accept the government unless the slave trade continued.
• The small states did not want large states to have more power.
• It was a suggestion that the number of representatives in Congress would be based on population.

The Legislative Branch _______ laws.

• creates
• enforces
• interprets (settles conflicts)

The Judicial Branch _______ laws.

• enforces
• creates
• interprets (settles)

The Executive Branch ________ laws.

• interprets (settles)
• creates
• enforces

There are ____ branches of the government.

• 2
• 3
• 4