Unit 3 Review

What was the name of the first US governing document?

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Virginia Plan

What kind of central government did the Articles of Confederation create?

• A weak one

• A strong one

What were some of the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation? Check all that apply

• No common currency (money)

• No power to tax or use military power

• No judicial or executive power

• The federal government had all of the power

• The president could not hold elections

What was the meeting where delegates from all of the states came together to revise the Articles of Confederation called?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Virginia Plan

• The Continental Congress

• The Constitutional Convention

Who was considered the "father of the Constitution" and was great at coming up with compromises?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was appointed the president of the Constitutional Convention? He did not participate in debates, but moderated and made sure the delegates were true to the ides of the country.

• George Mason

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of these compromises created a bicameral (2 house) legislative system that better represented the size of each state?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5ths Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

Which house of Congress has 2 representative from each state regardless of size?

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The President's Cabinet

Which house of Congress has over 400 members because a state's number of representatives is based on the size of it's population?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The President's Cabinet

• The Supreme Court

What was the 3/5th compromise about?

• Making sure the states had more power than the central government

• Creating a bicameral (2 house) legislative body

• Made slaves count as 3/5ths of a person when the southern states counted their population