The U. S. Constitution

Why did the Americans make the states so powerful under the Articles of confederation?

• they feared a tyrannical government

• every state didn't send delegates to the Convention

• the states would eventually be independent

• it would strengthen the military

What kind of government was the Articles of Confederation?

• republic

• democracy

• monarchy

• theocracy

What was the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• states had more power than the federal government

• slaves counted as population

• there was no equality in Congress

• uneducated citizens were able to vote

Which group of Americans struggled the most after the American Revolution?

• women

• slaves

• soldiers

• farmers

How did Shays' Rebellion help lead to the creation of a new government?

• realized that the federal government could not help prevent violence

• led to a public vote about the Articles of Confederation

• farmers overthrew the old government

• delegates were replaced by wealthy and educated men

Who did the founding fathers want to place the majority of power with under the Articles of Confederation?

• the people

• the Congress

• the President

• the Supreme Court

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• reform the Articles of Confederation

• vote for president

• discuss Shays' Rebellion

• create new government

What two plans were presented at the Constitutional Convention?

• Federalist and Antifederalist

• Northern and Southern

• House and Senate

• Virginia and New Jersey

How did the Great Compromise solve the issue about representation for small and large states?

• both the House and Senate were equal

• small states got more representatives in the Senate

• large states got more representatives in the House

• representation in the House based on population and equal in the Senate

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

• only Southern slaves counted as population

• counted for population and taxation

• counted the same as whites

• slave owners were give tax writes offs instead