Unit 3

Which of the following was the first constitution of the United States?

              

•           Bill of Rights      

                 

•        Articles of Confederation

                

•      Declaration of Independence

               

•       Treaty of Paris

What weakness led to the decision to revise the Articles of Confederation?

              

•          National government was too powerful

                 

•                   There were too many branches of government

                 

•       The King had too little power

                 

•    The government didn't have the power to tax or regulate trade

Which of the following created a two-house (bicameral) Congress, in which representation in the House of Representatives is based on population and representation in the Senate is based on equal representation for each state?

               

• Great Compromise

                

•   Major Compromise

               

•         First Compromise

                

•   Three-fifths Compromise

____________ states felt that slaves should be counted towards population for representation in the House of Representatives but not for taxation, while _____________ felt that slaves should not be counted towards population for representation in the House of Representatives, but should be counted towards population for taxation.

•             Northern, Southern

•              Eastern, Western

•                  Western, Eastern

•    Southern, Northern

In which compromise was it decided that 3/5 of a state’s slave population would be counted for both representation and taxation?

               

•     Great Compromise

                 

•   Major Compromise

                 

•     First Compromise

                 

•   Three-Fifths Compromise

_________________________ were against the ratification (approval) of the new constitution because they felt that the new constitution created a national government that was too powerful.

              

•             Federalists

             

•     Antifederalists

__________________________ like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were in favor of the ratification (approval) of the new constitution, and felt that the new constitution created a good balance between national and state government.

              

•   Federalists

               

•          Antifederalists

The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, which outlined the rights that U.S. citizens were guaranteed, were known as the ___________________________.

               

•        Declaration of Rights

                 

•            Federalist Papers

                 

•     Bill of Rights

                 

•             Antifederalist Papers

. Which branch of government is Congress (the House of Representatives & Senate)?

               

•   Executive

                 

•            Legislative

                 

•     Judicial

Which branch of government is the President, Vice President, and Cabinet, and is responsible for enforcing laws?

               

•      Executive

                 

•      Legislative

                 

•      Judicial