Challenges of a New Nation

Under the Articles of Confederation, who had the most power?

• states
• national government
• the people
• King George III

The United States is a _______System of Government.  This means that power is shared between the states and the central government. 

• United
• Tyrant
• Federal

The ________ states each state would have equal representation in the Senate, but representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population.

• Three fifths rule
• Articles of Confederation
• The Great Compromise
• The Constitution

Weaknesses in the Articles of the Confederation influenced the creation of which document?

• The Great Compromise
• The Three Fifth Compromise
• The American Revolution
• The Constitution

Who was the leader of the Continental Army and led the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

What influence did James Madison have on the Constitutional Convention?

• He was chosen as the president of the convention.

• He argued for a strong central government to unify the country.

• He was one of the oldest delegates at the convention.

• He argued for a weaker central government.

Which framer of the Constitution was against slavery and one of the oldest delegates present at the Constitutional Convention? 

• George Washington
• Roger Sherman
• Benjamin Franklin
• Abraham Lincoln

Why is the phrase “We the People” included in the Preamble to the Constitution? 

• The power belongs to the government.
• The power belongs to the people.
• The power belongs to George Washington.
• The power belongs to James Madison.

Which is true of the three-fifths compromise? 

• It determined how much power the national government had over taxation. 
• It explained how slaves would be counted in a state’s population
• It settled the dispute over the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. 
• It established a national government of three branches. 

How did the Great Compromise create equal representation

• One house: by population & equal representation

• Two houses: by population & equal representation

• Allowed slaves to be counted

• Didn't allow slaves to be counted