Social Studies #11

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• Any congressional action required executive approval.

• Congress lacked the power to declare war.

• Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states.

• Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade.

Why did many Congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

• It created a government too weak to manage relations among the states.

• It established a powerful standing army that threatened national stability.

• It created a chief executive with the power to veto state laws and elections.

• It established a permanent oversight committee consisting of only state officials.

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —

• method to purchase territory from foreign powers

• procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

• process through which states could be added to the Union

• compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It increased the political influence of the South.

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens.

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South.

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output.

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which plan was not beneficial to the states with a small population?

• New Jersey

• Three Fifth Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

This plan called for a unicameral legislature in which each State would be equally represented

• Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

• Connecticut Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• One called for two branches of government and one for three

• the number of branches of the federal government

• the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress

• the number of representatives in Congress each state would have

Which of the following was the result of the Great Compromise?

• a supreme court

• an electoral college

• a bicameral legislature

• an amendment process

Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution?

• To follow the plan outlined in the Articles of Confederation

• To reach a compromise between large and small states

• To reach a compromise between slave states and non-slave states

• To implement the outcome of a popular vote