Ch 5 & Constitution Review

What document outlined the laws and government of the US BEFORE the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Treaty of Paris

• Articles of Confederation

What divided towns in the west into 36 square miles and 36 plots of LAND?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Land Ordinance of 1785

What set up new states like Michigan and Ohio once they had 60,000 people living there and agreed to no slavery?

• Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Bill of Rights

What TWO European countries did things to hurt the U.S. in the late 1700s?

• Spain and England

• France and Spain

• The Netherlands and Germany

What was the name of the rebellion that occurred in Massachusetts over high taxes placed on farmers?

• Shays' Rebellion

• Whiskey Rebellion

• American Revolution

What plan called for more power to the federal government, a TWO-house legislature based on state population and favored LARGER states when creating the Legislative Branch?

• NJ Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Connecticut Plan

What plan called for more power to the states, a ONE-house legislature based on even representation and favored SMALLER states when creating the Legislative Branch?

• NJ Plan

• Texas Plan

• Rhode Island Plan

What was the plan called that COMBINED the two competing ideas when creating the Legislative Branch?

• Virginia Plan

• NY Plan

• Great Compromise

Which of the following IS NOT a branch of government?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Supreme Court

What keeps one branch of government from becoming more powerful than another?

• Checks and balances

• Articles of Confederation

• freedom of speech