Creating the Constitution Formative Assessment

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?

• The ability to sign peace treaties
• Shays' Rebellion
• Northwest Ordinance
• 60,000 Ordinance

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III  was still in charge of USA
• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power
• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

The Articles created a _____ national government.

• strong
• weak
• nope
• nope

How did Shays' Rebellion affect people's reactions to the Articles of Confederation?

• People hoped for a new revolution.
• People worried about having a weak central government.
• People wanted more individual rights.
• It put more farmers' in debtors jail.

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--

• population
• equality for every state
• state size
• money

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--

• population
• equality for every state
• state size
• money

What kind of states supported the Virginia Plan?

• large in population
• large in size
• slave states
• non slaves states

What kind of states supported the New Jersey Plan?

• small in population
• small in size
• slave states
• non slave states

The Great compromise said that the ______ would have two representatives from each state

• House of Representatives
• Presidency
• Judges 
• Senate