Unit Three

A bicameral legislature would be composed of

• One house

• Two houses

• Three houses

• A president and his cabinet

A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is best described as

• A democracy

• A republic

• A monarchy

• Despotism

The Articles of Confederation gave Congress (the federal government) the power to do all of the following except:

• Impose taxes

• Conduct foreign affairs

• Borrow money and issue currency

• Maintain armed forces

Within the Northwest Territory, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did all of the following except:

• Guarantee freedom of religion and trial by jury

• Outlaw the practice of slavery

• Create a process for territories to apply for statehood

• Organize the Mississippi River Valley into new territories

How many states needed to approve of changes to the Articles of Confederation for them to take effect?

• A majority

• A two-thirds majority

• A three-fourths majority

• 100%

Shay's rebellion demonstrated the

• Strengths of the Articles of Confederation

• Weakness of the Virginia Plan

• Weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• Strength of the Virginia Plan

At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan proposed

• A two-house legislature

• A court system

• One vote for each state

• Representation based on population

Which best explains the need for the Great Compromise?

• Concerns over the power of colonial Loyalists

• Conflict between representation of large and small states

• The need for the federal government to impose taxes

• Development of industry in the states

The Three-Fifths Compromise

• Ended slavery in the North

• Spread slavery to the Northwest Territory

• Counted 60% or three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation in Congress

• Ended slavery in 60% or three-fifths of the states

Which European nation had the greatest influence on the Framers and the Consitution?

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Russia