US Constitution ch 2

Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?

• The federal government needed changing
• The states powers were too weak
• The Articles of Confederation were powerful
• George Washington was a great leader.

Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?

• The Great Compromise
• The three-fifths compromise
• The constitutional compromise
• The big compromise

The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.

• True
• False

The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation. 

• True
• False

The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.

• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Articles of Confederation

Which principle states that powers will be divided among federal and state governments?

• limited government
• checks and balances
• popular sovereignty
• federalism

What document did the Constitution replace?

• The Bill of Rights
• The Amendments
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Magna Carta

What is one of the main reasons the federal government was weak under the Articles of Confederation?

• It could not tax
• It was strong under the Articles
• It held all of the power
• It was able to make laws

Which of the following was not a compromise at the Constitution Convention?

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

Which law established qualifications for statehood? 

• Southeast ordinance 
• Northwest Ordinance 
• The land Law 
• Articles of Confederation