U.S. Constitution Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, the _______ governments had too much power.

• federal

• national

• state

• local

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had too much power.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What did the national government choose to do to fix the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• Write the declaration of independence

• Create a bill of rights

• Change the articles of confederation

• Repeal the articles and replace it with the constitution

Which 2 statements are true about the government's system of checks and balances?

• It gave the federal government all the power

• No branch of government has more power than another branch

• The states have as much power as the federal government

• There are 3 branches of government, but the executive branch has the most power.

• Repeal the articles and replace it with the constitution

Which of the following is NOT true about the Articles of Confederation?

• States could coin their own money

• There wasn't a national court system

• There wasn't a national executive branch

• The federal government had more power than the states

Under which plan did each state get 2 representatives in Congress, no matter their population size?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three Fifths Compromise

What was the Virginia Plan?

• States with a higher population got more representatives

• Every state got the same amount of representatives

• There should only be one branch of government

• States should get more power than the federal government

What created 2 parts of congress?

• The Virginia Plan

• The three fifths compromise

• The new jersey plan

• The great compromise

What are the two parts of congress?

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

• The Legislative Branch

• The Senate

• The Executive Branch

What document allowed southern states to count three out of every five enslaved people towards their population?

• Virginia Plan

• Georgia Plan

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise