A New Government

Term for when a legislative branch has two bodies or sections

• ratify

• unicameral

• bicameral

• amendment

Term for a change or addition to a document

• amendment

• ratify

• more

• unicameral

What is federalism?

• The people vote for their leaders who then represent them. 
• The people have individual rights. 
• There are three branches of government. 
• The state and national government share power. 

Determining representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate caused - 

• conflict between the north and the south
• conflict between the large states & the small states
• conflict between the middle colonies, the southern colonies & the New England colonies
• conflict between all the delegates

Under the Virginia Plan representation in Congress would be based on population. Why would small states oppose this plan?

• Because Joe Biden disagreed with it

• Representation would be equal between the large and small states

• They felt that they would have too much power for themselves

• They felt they did not have enough representation

The Great Compromise created a two-house legislature. What were the two houses and what was representation based on?

• House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation

• House of Representatives with equal representation and a Senate based on population

• The upper house with equal representation and a lower house based on population

The 3/5's compromise was created to

• prevent the issue of slavery from dividing the nation

• make slavery grow and prosper in western lands

• end the problem with slavery once and for all

• embarrass the North into employing slaves all year round

What was added to the US Constitution to protect the rights of all citizens?

• Parliment
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• The Fundamental Constitution 

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• America's first try at a constitution

• Collection of newspaper articles

• a break up letter

• a group of civil war buffs

The Articles of Confederation COULD NOT:

• make peace treaties

• establish a post office

• declare war

• collect taxes