A More Perfect Union

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not

• declare war

• impose taxes

• make treaties

• borrow money

What was a long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• Territories eventually became states.

• The farmers in Massachusetts rebelled.

• George Washington was elected president.

• Slavery expanded in the United States.

Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

• how to respond to the interests of foreign countries

• how to balance the concerns of farmers and ranchers

• how to balance the interests of large and small states

• how to get agreement between the eastern and western states

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?

• an end to slavery

• an elected president

• two houses of Congress

• three branches of government

What issue was settled by the Great Compromise?

• representation in Congress

• the names of political parties

• the system of checks and balances

• process of selecting the president

What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?

• taxation would be eliminated

• selection of George Washington as president

• replacement of the Articles of Confederation

• giving up states' power to form a stronger union.

Which of these describes a federal system of government?

• Government is run by one political party.

• A single leader makes all of the government decisions.

• Individual states have power over the national government.

• Power is shared by the national and state governments.

How did the southern states want each slave to be counted?

• as property to be taxed

• the same as any other person

• the same as livestock

• They did not want them to be counted.

What did the Virginia Plan propose?

• two houses of Congress with representation based on state population

• one house of Congress with equal representation from each state

• an upper house of Congress with equal representation from each state

• a lower house of Congress with equal representation from each state

The delegates decided that the president and vice president should be chosen by

• Congress

• the people

• the Electoral College

• political parties