U.S. Constitution & Government

The first government of the the United States was the

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• The Empire

What was a major weakness of the first government of the United States?

• No power to tax

• weak Federal Government

• no president

• Supreme Court was too powerful

• Representation was based on population

What event convinced the country that the government needed to be fixed or replaced?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• Victory at Yorktown

• The New England Patriots winning too many Super Bowls

The Constitutional Convention was held in

• New York City

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Washington DC

States who wanted representation based on population supported the

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

The compromise that merged both plans and created a two house legislative branch including the Senate and House of Representatives was called

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Compromise of Representatives

• Mayflower Compact

In terms of how to count slaves in a states population to determine representation, Northern states and Southern states reached the ________ compromise.

• Great Compromise

• Enslaved Compromise

• 3/5ths Compromise

The three branches of government in the United States are

• Senate, House of Representatives, Congress

• White House, Supreme Court, Federal

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

• State, Federal, Concurrent

Legislative Branch

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• interprets or explains laws

Executive Branch

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• interprets or explains laws