Iroquois Confederacy - Consensus and the Grand Council

The term confederacy means...

• a form of government where one person or group has all the power

• a form of government where there is a king or queen

• a form of government that contains city-states

• a form of government where many parts are joined together or unified

The main job of the Grand Council was to

• organize religious festivials

• decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person

• make laws for the confederacy

• perform marriage ceremonies

If a chief from one of the Iroquois Confederacy nations was frequently absent without good reason or did not represent the views of his clan, he would be

• A. given a warning by the Mohawk chiefs

• B. required to report to the Onondaga chiefs

• C. removed from the position by the clan mother

• D. banished from the longhouse by the clan mother

Women in the Iroquois Confederacy influenced the decision-making process of the Iroquois Confederacy because women selected

• A. the location where the Grand Council would meet

• B. issues that were to be discussed by the Grand Council

• C. chiefs who represented each of the nations at the Grand Council

• D. the number of representatives each nation could send to the Grand Council

This picture is a chart to show the process of the Grand Council. Which of these statements is true?

• Consensus was a quick and easy process.

• The Nations were unequal because the Mohawk got to announce the final decision.

• All Nations played a role in coming to consensus.

• If an issue could not be agreed upon, it was settled with a game of lacrosse.

Which of the following statements regarding the Grand Council spokesman is false?

• The spokesman only served for a day.

• The spokesman was an Onondaga chief

• The spokesman followed the rules of the Great Law

• The spokesman announced the issue to be discussed.

At the Grand Council, the Mohawk Nation was responsible for

• A. arranging the seating order of each nation

• B. recording the votes of the different nations

• C. announcing any decisions that had been made

• D. organizing the sharing of food after the meeting

Decision making that gave all people an equal voice

• Direct Democracy

• Consensus

• Representative Democracy

• Anarchy

What did the chiefs need to consider in The Seventh Generation?

• The effect of love, generosity and Kindness

• The effect of peace on the world, Nature world and seven generations into the future

• The effect of the peace maker, the Iroquois confederacy, and seven generations into the future

• The effect of the three sisters, the chiefs of all the 5 nations, and the clan mothers

At the Grand Council, the Mohawk and Seneca chiefs were called the

• Firekeepers

• Elder Brothers

• Chiefs of the East

• Guardians of the Door