Unit 3 - The Constitution - CP

One major strength of the Articles of Confederation was

• The creation of a bicameral legislative branch of Congress

• The construction of improved infrastruction throughout the nation

• The addition of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• The balancing of the three branches of the Federal Government

"The consequences of a....(an) inefficient government are too obvious to be dwelt upon. Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin upon the whole....Let us have [government] by which our lives, liberty, and property will be secured or let us know the worst at once." Source - From a letter by George Washington to a friend

The quote was written in response to the

• central government's attempt to assert greater control over the southern colonies

• ineffectiveness of a country run by state governments

• British government's failure to protect colonist from attacks by American Indians

• Rapid expansion of frontier settlements

"The consequences of a....(an) inefficient government are too obvious to be dwelt upon. Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin upon the whole....Let us have [government] by which our lives, liberty, and property will be secured or let us know the worst at once." Source - From a letter by George Washington to a friend

What is the above quote most likely referring to?

• Declaration of Independence

• Shay's Rebellion

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

During the ratification debates of 1788 to 1791, the activities of the Anti-Federalists led to the

• addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constititution

• adoption of the Northwest Ordinance

• strengthening of the Articles of Confederation

• Drafting of the Declaration of Independence

Shay's Rebellion became a concern for many national leaders because it

• indicated there would be future conflicts over the spread of slavery

• exposed fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation

• pointed out the need for federal government regulation of interstate commerce

• showed that frontier settlements were vulnerable to raids by Native Americans

The President vetoes a bill and then the Legislative branch overrides the veto by a two-thirds vote in both houses. This situation is an example of

• checks and balances

• legislative compromise

• federalism

• direct democracy

What was the the significance of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped Northwest.

• It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped South.

• It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped West.

• It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped Southwest.

Which of the following was adopted to resolve the issue of representation in the House and Senate (Legislative Branch)?

• Three-Fifth's

  Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

In US History, which statement best represents the political ideology of Alexander Hamilton and the FEDERALISTS?

• Only the wealthy will survive in the economic system

• A strong central government is essential from the economic growth of the nation

• No one should have to pay taxes to the National Government

• Elected officials should give public jobs to those who helped them get into office

"A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse or rest on inference....I hope therefore bill of rights will be formed to guard the peoples against the federal government, as they are already guarded against their state governments in most instances."

The concerns exporesssed in the quote were a response to the

• Sons of Liberty and the Declaration of Independence

• the Committees of Correspondence and the Constitution

• the Anti-Federalist and the ratification of the Constitution

• the Federalist and the ratification of the Articles of Confederation