US History Ch. 4.1-4.2

Which title BEST describes this list?

--Inability to collect taxes

--inability to regulate interstate trade

--no national court system.

• The Weaknesses of the Bill of Rights

• The Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution

• The Weaknesses of the Northwest Ordinance

• The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Why was it difficult for states to solve legal problems under the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no central government.

• There was no national court system.

• There was no regulation on state trade

• There was no established punishment system.

How did the government under the Articles of Confederation positively affect the United States?

• It settled war debts.

• It promoted westward expansion.

• It created a thriving economic system.

• It maintained a balanced foreign policy.

What were the terms of the Great Compromise of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• Representation in Congress would be based on population.

• Every state would have equal representation in Congress.

• Every state would receive two seats in the Senate, but the number of seats they received in the House of Representatives would be based on population.

• States would have equal representation in the House of Representatives, but the number of seats they received in the Senate would be based on population.

Which statement BEST describes the difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?

• The Virginia Plan favored eliminating the judicial branch, while the New Jersey Plan favored a weak executive branch.

• The New Jersey Plan sponsored a legislature with one chamber based on population, while the Virginia Plan sponsored a single chamber with one vote per state.

• The Virginia Plan sponsored a legislature with two chambers based on population, while the New Jersey Plan sponsored a single chamber with one vote per state.

• The New Jersey plan favored a weak legislative branch placing most of the power with the president, while the Virginia Plan favored a strong confederation of states.

How did the Great Compromise affect the issue of representation in Congress?

• The Great Compromise created a two-party Congress.

• The Great Compromise based representation in Congress on state size.

• The Great Compromise gave all states the same number of representatives in Congress.

• The Great Compromise created a two-house Congress with representatives in the House based on population.

Which statement BEST describes the consequences of the Slave Trade compromise?

• It permitted the government to ban the manufacture of new slave ships.

• In encourage the increased importation of slaves in agricultural regions.

• It allowed the government to tax imports received by cotton-producing slave states.

• It determined the percentage of slaves counted toward congressional representation.

Why was Shay's rebellion considered the final straw in the move to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays' group won the rebellion.

• It showed that the government was too weak and could not fix its problems.

• The rebellion encouraged the Native Americans to fight American settlements.

• It showed how strong the Articles of Confederation really were.

Which differences did the Great Compromise attempt to resolve at the Constitutional Convention?

• differences between the interests of slave and free states

• differences between the interests of large and small states

• differences between the interests of states and the national government

• differences between the interests of individuals and the national government

What was a central issue in both the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• how the federal government would regulate slavery

• how them members of the executive branch would be chosen

• how state size would factor into tax obligations to the federal government

• how state population would factor into representation in the legislative branch