Topic 2 Review

Which of the following parts did the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plans agree?

• The new government would be bicameral

• The new government should have more than on chief executive

• The new government should have most of its powers in the Judicial Branch

• The new government should have three branches; executive, legislative, judicial

Why was Congress forbidden to act on the slave trade for at least 20 years?

• The North wanted to ensure that Congress couldn't ban slavery

• The South wanted to end slavery sooner than 20 years

• The South demanded this concession in exchange for their agreement to the commerce power

• The North demanded this concession in exchange for their agreement to the Great Compromise

How did voting procedures at the Constitutional Convention reflect the ideal of Majority Rule and Minority Rights

• Each state had one vote, if the majority favored a motion, it would pass

• Each state had one vote, if the minority favored a motion, it would pass

• Each state has one vote per delegate

• Each state got votes based on population

Shay's Rebellion was a result of economic chaos caused by which weaknesses in the confederation?

• Congress had no power to levy taxes

• Congress had no power to levy taxes and their was no judicial branch to enforce laws

• No changes to the Articles were possible without the consent of all 13 states

• Congress had no power to regulate commerce and had no power to coin money

The Anti-Federalists focused their arguments against the ratification of the Constitution on what main point?

• They felt more details were needed regarding the executive branch

• There was no constitutional provision for a bill of rights

• They greatly disagreed with the ratification process

• They believed the convention should have only revised the Articles of Confederation

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led the states to determine it was necessary to establish

• a bicameral legislature

• A nation judiciary system

• a congressional voting policy based on population

• a stronger national government

Why did the articles specify that each state would have one vote regardless of population

• it made the passing of laws more efficient

• a unicameral government requires one vote per state

• The smaller states feared domination by the larger states

WHat was the main governing body under the Articles?

• Presiding officer

• judicial branch

• executive branch

• unicameral congress

The articles of confederation reflected the colonists' desire for

• strong executive branch

• bicameral legislature

• state sovereignty

• a strong judicial branch

How was the government, as established by the articles of confederation, influenced by the colonists' ideas and experiences?

• They wanted a strong central gov so they could fight the british

• they wanted to be independent within the framework of royal control

• they didn't want to give up too much power to the central govt

• They did not plan to allow individual state governments