The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

The first U.S. Constitution was the ___________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

The Articles of Confederation reflected a fear of ___________.

• having 3 branches

• individual rights

• state run government

• big government

Under the Articles of Confederation, ____of the states had to approve laws.

• all

• the majority

• 1/3

• 2/3

In Sept. 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met to ______________.

• revise the Articles of Confederation

• write a new Constitution

• declare independence from Britain

• send a letter to the king

"Unanimous" means _____________.

• a majority

• without a name

• 2/3

• 100%

The only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation was the ____________.

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• local

The Virginia Plan favored ______________.

• small states

• only Virginia

• large states

• rich people

The New Jersey Plan favored ____________.

• large states

• the original colonies

• poor people

• small states

The Virginia Plan proposed a ________legislature.

• unicameral

• bicameral

• one-house

• non existent

The New Jersey Plan favored a _____________legislature.

• unicameral

• bicameral

• non existent

• multi-cameral