The US Constitution

The document that determined the first form of government in the US was the Articles of _______.

Which issues worried people before the approval of the Articles of Confederation?

• voting rights

• representation by state or population size

• extent of central government power

• control over the western lands

• the Continental Congress

Which were the weaknesses of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?

• lacking an executive branch

• possessing a Congress

• lacking a judicial branch

• lacking taxing powers

• difficulty in making changes

What helped trigger the search for a stronger central government?

• Shays's Rebellion

• the Virginia Plan

• the Great Compromise

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Philadelphia Convention

The Great Compromise established...

• a bicameral legislature

• the proportion of slaves considered for taxing

• the proportion of slaves considered for representation

• proportional and equal representation in Congress

The Three-Fifths Compromise established...

• a bicameral legislature

• the proportion of slaves considered for taxing

• the proportion of slaves considered for representation

• proportional and equal representation in Congress

• slave trade for 20 years

Under the new Constitution...

• states and central government shared defined powers.

• there were three branches in the central government.

• the electoral college was created.

• the amendment process was repealed.

To promote the Constitution, a collection of essays was written. They were known as the _______ Papers.

The ______ was crucial in convincing states to ratify the Constitution.

Which do you prefer, federalism or confederalism? Why?