The Constitution Unit Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government overpowered the states.

• True

• False

Which of the following is true regarding Shays' Rebellion?

• It caused the American Revolution

• It showed Americans that the Articles were overpowered

• It revealed that the Articles were too weak to solve the nation's problems

• It showcased the strength of the national army.

Why was the Constitutional Convention held?

• To elect a new president.

• To approve the Articles of Confederation.

• To debate the Bill of Rights.

• To replace the Articles of Confederation.

The New Jersey Plan was different from the Virginia Plan because

• The New Jersey Plan called for equal representation for the states, while the Virginia Plan supported representation based on population.

• The New Jersey Plan called for representation based on population, while the Virginia Plan supported equal representation for the states.

• The New Jersey Plan supported the counting of slaves while the Virginia Plan did not.

• The New Jersey Plan wished to keep the Articles of Confederation as the U.S. Government.

The Great Compromise was

• the creation of a government with three branches.

• the creation of a legislative branch with two houses, one with representation based on equality and the other based on a state's population.

• the agreement to count all slaves towards a states population.

• the decision to replace the Articles of Confederation.

The Three Fifths Compromise shows

• Northern states and Southern states working together to end slavery.

• large states and small states working together on the issue of Congress.

• Northern and Southern states coming together to agree on counting some of a state's slaves towards its total population.

• the inability of large states and small states to work together.

Federalists...

• supported the Constitution

• demanded a Bill of Rights

• wanted a strong national government

• believed the states should have more power than the federal government

Anti-Federalists...

• wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution

• favored a weak national government

• wanted more power to the state governments

• believed a stronger national government would protect people's rights

What is outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution?

• Goals of the Constitution

• Principles of the Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Amendments

According to the constitutional principle of “separation of powers,”

• executive, legislative, and judicial power belongs to the president.

• power is divided between the national government and states.

• the powers of the national government are separated into three branches.

• the rights of individuals in the United States are protected.