A New Nation Quiz

Why was the Northwest Ordinance important to the growth of the United States?

• The Ordinance provided a process for new states to enter the Union

• Laws were developed to govern the Native Americans and British

• Oregon and Washington became states

What economic problems were found in the Articles of Confederation?

• The government immediately decided to abolish slavery

• The government could not enforce tax laws

• The federal government had much more money than the state governments, delegates thought this was unfair

Which feature of the Constitution prevents one branch of the national government from becoming too powerful?

• federalism

• checks and balances

• supremacy clause

Shay's Rebellion of 1786 resulted in increased support for...

• creating a U.S. Bill of Rights

• abolishing slavery

• revising the Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation set up a strong national government.

• true

• false

A result of the Great Compromise was that the federal government...

• has three branches and a bicameral legislature

• each state had equal representation in both houses of congress

• Would count slaves as 3/5 of the population

Representation in the Senate is based on population.

• true

• false

Popular Sovereignty means

• power is shared and distributed among different levels of government.

• The belief that it is the people of the U.S who truly hold the power.

• each branch of government can check, or limit, the power of the other branches.

Republican form of Government means

• a government in which people rule through elected representatives.

• There is one main branch of government that receives help from state delegates

• states hold most of the power

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Virginia plan?

• equal representation in congress for all states, so that the smaller states had equal power

• an executive branch with limited power

• a 2 house legislature