The Constitution

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first newspaper in the United States

• Americaś first plan for government (first constitution)

• A deal reached between the large and small states

• A letter to King George III asking for peace

Which of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Check all that apply.

• There was no President or main person in charge

• The central government did not have the power to tax, so it was always broke.

• The central government did not have enough power to manage the states, so they treated each other more like rivals than friends.

• The central government could not declare war.

• It was hard to make laws because 9 of the 13 states needed to agree.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Shays´ Rebellion?

• The US government was powerless to stop it.

• It was a rebellion of a group of Massachusetts farmers against the government.

• It made people realize the Articles of Confederation were ineffective.

• It was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

Which two groups were involved in the Great Compromise?

• Yankees and Mets

• Small states and large states

• States with many slaves and states with few slaves

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

What decision was made in the Great Compromise?

• To create three branches of government

• To count 3/5 of people in slavery towards the population counts

• To create the office of President

• To create Congress with two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate

The Virginia Plan said that

• The Supreme Court should have 9 justices.

• The President should serve for 4 years.

• Every state should have the same number of representatives in Congress

• The number of representatives in Congress should depend on a state´s population

The New Jersey Plan said that

• The Supreme Court should have 9 justices.

• The President should serve for 4 years.

• Every state should have the same number of representatives in Congress

• The number of representatives in Congress should depend on a state´s population

Which two groups were involved in the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Yankees and Mets

• Small states and large states

• States with many slaves and states with few slaves

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

What decision was made in the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To create three branches of government

• To count 3/5 of people in slavery towards the population counts

• To create the office of President

• To create Congress with two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate

Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise bad for people in slavery? Check all that apply.

• Instead of ending slavery, it included the idea of slavery as part of the Constitution.

• It gave extra representatives (and extra power) to states with many slave owners.

• It gave slave owners the right to sell three-fifths of the people they had enslaved.

• People in slavery were not allowed to vote, so it only increased the power of slave owners.