Creating the Constitution

How many houses would be in Congress according to the Great Compromise?

• 5

• 9

• 2

• 1

The Electoral College is used to elect the

• US Senate, US House of Reps, Pres & VP

• President & Vice President only

• Senate & House only

• Governor, President & VP

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

• The ability of Congress to make new laws.

• The inability of Congress to tax.

• The ability of Congress to declare war.

• The ability of Congress to create courts.

The first written plan of government for the United States.

• Bill of Rights

• US Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

The members of Shays' Rebellion held what kind of role in society?

• government

• bankers

• farmers

• homeless

What was Shays' Rebellion a reaction to?

• dislike of government

• money problems

• teen angst

• an overreaction to nothing

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 

• The Constitution 

• The Magna Carta 

• The English Bill of Rights 

The issue of counting enslaved people for representation was solved with the

• Great Compromise

• One-Third Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Slave Compromise

The president would be elected through an indirect vote called the

• Commerce compromise

• Great Compromise

• Three-fifths Compromise

• Electoral College