Social Studies Chapter 5 & 6 Review

Under the Articles of Confederation,

• the national government was strong and the state government was weak.

• the national government was weak and the state government was strong.

• the national government and state government had equal power.

Under the Articles of Confederation, what was Congress NOT allowed to do?

• Declare war

• Borrow money

• Force states to obey its laws

• Make peace treaties

When people make laws for themselves it is called

• Monarchy

• Federation

• Communism

• Self-Government

The Articles of Confederations was our nations first constitution.

• True

• False

The Constitutional Convention was held in which city/state?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Washington D.C.

• Boston, Massachusetts

• New York, New York

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• The purpose was to write the Declaration of Independence.

• The purpose was to add the Preamble to the Articles of Confederation.

• The Purpose was to add the Bill of Rights to the Articles of Confederation.

• The purpose was to change the Articles of Confederation entirely.

This plan, written by James Madison, wanted the number of state representatives in Congress to be based off of each state's population.

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

In this plan for the government, each state would get one vote and have equal representation in Congress.

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

This plan for the government, suggested that Congress be divided into two parts, called houses.

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

Northern and Southern delegates argued on how enslaved people should be counted toward the population , the result of this debate was the-

• Great Compromise

• The Three- Fifths Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan