Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention

The Articles of Confederation were created after which war?

• Civil War

• War of 1812

• American Revolution

• French and Indian War

Select ALL of the powers that the NATION had under the Articles of Confederation.

• Raise Money With Taxes

• Declare War

• Establish a Postal Service

• Regulate Trade

• Borrow Money

How was power divided under the Articles of Confederation?

• The nation and states had equal power.

• The nation had more power than the states.

• The states had more power than the nation.

• Neither the nation nor states had any power.

Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation influenced the creation of which document?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

The meeting held in Philadelphia to make a new plan for government was called...

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifth Compromise

• The Constitutional Convention

• The General Assembly

Where was the Constitutional Convention?

• New York

• Concord

• Philadelphia

• Boston

James Madison is known as...

• The First President of the United States

• The Father of the United States

• George Washington's Best Friend

• The Father of the Constitution

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve the issue of counting slaves?

• All slaves would be counted.

• Three-fifths of the slaves would be counted.

• Three-fifths of the free people would be counted.

• All people would be counted.

Select ALL that correctly describe a decision reached by the Great Compromise.

• Congress will be divided into 2 houses.

• Congress will have 1 house.

• The House of Representatives will have votes based on population.

• The Senate will have votes based on population.

• In the Senate, each state will have an equal number of votes.

How many branches of government were established by the Constitution?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4