No executive, no judicial, Congress could not tax, these are weaknesses of the...

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Under the Articles of Confederation, who had most of the power?

• The state governments

• The federal government

• The President

• The Supreme Court

What event proved that the Articles of Confederation were not working?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Constitutional Convention

• The Boston Tea Party

• Shays's Rebellion

What year was the Constitution written?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1607

• 1620

The Constitutional era can be characterized by...

• arguments and giving up

• arguments and compromise

• fun fellowship

• Constant fighting and no resolutions

What created our bi-cameral legislature?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5th Compromise

• The Federalists Papers

• The New Jersey Plan

What were big states and small states fighting over at the Constitutional Convention?

• to ratify the Constitution

• The preserve the Articles of Confederation

• the declare independence from England

• representation in Congress

What solution solved the argument about counting slaves for representation?

• The Great Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• The 3/5th Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

People that supported the Constitution and a strong federal government were called...

• Patriots

• Anti-Federalists

• Loyalists

• Federalists

What group of people wanted stronger state governments and a bill of rights added to the Constitution?

• Loyalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Patriots

• Federalists