Unit 2

Match the following vocabulary

• An opening thesis statement

• Ratify

• a fundamental truth or rule

• Principle

• the central government

• Federal

• To approve

• Veto

• To formally reject a law

• Preamble

Which of the following were weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation? Select three.

• An 8/13 vote was required to make any changes

• The president had little to no power

• The states held all the power

• Only one branch of government existed

• Congress had no power to tax

Which of the following two answers best explain why Shays's Rebellion happened?

• The government did not pay the farmers for fighting in the Revolution

• Tax collectors were collecting crops to sell to foreign markets

• The government overpaid the farmers for fighting in the Revolution

• Tax collectors were collecting debts owed & personal homes

Which of the following events best shows the incapability's of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays's Rebellion

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Rouge's of Rhode Island

• Boston Tea Party

Representation based on population would benefit large or small states?

Equal representation would benefit large or small states?

What is the name of the Compromise that combined the New Jersey and Virginia's plans to create our Constitution?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

What is the name of the Compromise that allowed slaves to vote and be counted in population?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

Match the following

• Governmental power is shared between the federal and state governments

• Limited Government

• Divides the powers of government into three branches 

• Checks and Balances

• Protecting the rights of every citizen 

• Federalism

• Ensuring the government has boundaries on its own power

• Separation of Powers

• A system to balance power amongst the branches of government 

• Individual Liberties

The impeachment of the president would fall under what Constitutional principle?

• Federalsim

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers