American 1 3.1

Bicameral means...

• Three House
• Two House
• One House
• Five House

The best definition for Federalism is...

• power split between states and federal government
• all power in one place
• a loose alliance of states
• Ms. Snyder made this word up...

How many houses would be in Congress under the New Jersey Plan?

• Two
• Five
• One
• Three

Which two things did the Great Compromise create?

• Two Houses in Congress, split representation between them
• One house system, equal representation
• Two House system all proportional represenation
• Two House system, all equal representation

What proportion of slaves were counted for determining population?

• 1/4
• 2/5
• 3/5
• 4/5

The North wanted slaves to count for what purpose?

• Population
• Taxation
• No purpose at all
• both  population and taxation

Our president is elected by which of the following?

• Congress
• The People
• The Senate
• The Electoral College

What is the biggest example of the failure of the Articles of Confederation?

• Land Ordinance of 1787
• Northwest Ordinance
• Revolutionary War
• Shays Rebellion

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• 3/5th's Plan