New Nation & U.S. Government

Why was the Articles of Confederation weak?

• It had more power than the state government
• It had less power than the state government
• It had the same amount of power as the state government
• It had no power unlike the state government

What were some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• States printed their own money and made rules for trade
• Congress could not force states to obey its laws
• Congress could not raise money with taxes
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What was the Constitutional Convention?

• Reps from each colony met to write the Constitution
• Reps from each colony met to write DeclarationofIndependence
• Reps from each colony met to change ArticlesofConfederation
• Reps from each colony argued about what was unconstitutional

Who was the author of the Constitution?

• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Hancock

What did James Madison create to split government into 3 parts?

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

Helped delegates reach compromises at the Constitutional Convention on many different topics?

• Roger Sherman
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• George Washington

Who helped everyone come up with a good compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin

What favored both small and large states & gov't would have a House of Reps and a Senate?

• 3/5 Compromise
• The Virginia  Plan
• The Treaty of Ghent
• The Great Compromise

The Great Compromise stated the number of reps in the house of Reps would depend on what?

• each state's population
• how many free white men each state had
• small states would get 1 rep & large states would get 2 reps
• how many slave owners each state had

The Great Compromise stated the Senate would have how many representatives per state?

• 1 for each small state and 2 for each large state
• 1 representative
• 2 representatives
• 3 representative