5th Grade Chapter 9

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no President, as there is today and The articles set up a congress that made laws for the United States

• Each state sent representative to this congress and had one vote in congress and The congress could make war, approve treaties with foreign governments, control the coining of money, and settle disagreements between states.

• both

Why were Article of Confederation such a weak form of government?

• The congress under the Articles had very little power over individual states.

• the congress had to ask state government for contributions, or taxes but could not forces the state governments to pay them.

• both

Why was George Washington so important at the constitutional convention?

• Since Washington was the only man all the delegates to the constitutional convention respected, he was the only one who could bring unity to a group of men with very different ideas on what the constitution should look like.

• He brought this unity, without him, perhaps, the convention would have broken up into rival groups and been unable to compose a constitution on which all could agree.

• both

At the Constitutional Convention, why did the representatives of the large and small states disagree with each other?

• Large states thought that larger states should have more representatives in the congress than small states

• Small states wanted equal representation for all states in the congress.

• Both

How did the Connecticut Compromise settle the disagreement between the large and small states?

• The compromise said that one house of congress should allow for equal representation for all states (the senate) while the other house should grant larger states more representation than smaller ones (House of Representatives)

• The compromise said that both house of congress should allow for equal representation for all states (the senate) while the other house should grant larger states more representation than smaller ones (House of Representatives)

• The compromise said that one house of congress should allow for unequal representation for all states (the senate) while the other house should grant larger states more representation than smaller ones (House of Representatives)

What is the name for the house of Congress that allows for equal representation between the states?

• The Senate

• The House of Represenatives

• Congress

What is the name for the house that allows larger states to have a greater representation?

• The House of Representative's

• The Senate

• Congress

The senate provides____ representation for ____ states

• equal representation for all states

• equal representation for all large states

• equal representation for all small states

What does Congress do?

• Makes laws for the nation

• Makes laws for the states

• Makes laws for congress itself.

The President is also commander and chief of the armed forces.

• True

• False