Chapter 2: Origins of American Government

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?

• To pass a law, all states needed to agree.
• To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.
• The President could veto a law before it was passed.
• The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional

How many votes, from the 13 states, did it take to make a change (amendment) to the Articles of Confederation?

• 1
• 7
• 10
• 13

Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

How did the Great Compromise solve the disagreement between small and large states? 

• It outlawed slavery in the north
• It counted 3 out of 5 slaves towards population. 
• It created a one house legislature. 
• It allowed for representation in one house to be determine by population and in the other it would be equal

What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?

• New York Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Georgia Plan

The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states

• western; southern

• large; small

• southern; northern

• small; large

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Which statement would be considered a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• Weak central government

• Provided for no common currency

• All of the these

What replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• United States Constitution
• The President of the United States