AOC to Constitution

What was the Great Compromise?

• The Virginia plan

• The new jersey plan

• A blending the Virginia and New Jersey Plan

• Plan calling for both strong state and federal governments

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

What did Shays' Rebellion mark the need for?

• nothing

• more money printed

• more jail cells

• a stronger central government

Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution?

• loyalists and revolutionaries
• Federalists and Anti-federalists
• Democratic Party and Whig Party
• executive and judicial branch

The major reason Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution was because they believed

• Amending the Constitution was too easy

• Too much power was given to the states

• A federal court system would be too weak

• Individual rights were not adequately protected

Which idea guided the development of the Articles of Confederation?

• A strong central government would threaten the rights of the people

• All the people should be granted the right to vote.

• Most power should rest with the judicial branch.

• Only the central government would have the power to levy taxes.

Which leaders were known as Federalists?

• Thomas Jefferson and George Washington
• George Mason and Patrick Henry
• Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
• Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

In the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, which point would have been made by a Federalist?

• "The existing national government lacks the ability to add new states to the union."
• "The states are in danger of losing the ability to raise revenue."
• "The existing national government lacks the power to perform essential functions"
• "The states are unable to protect the rights of the people."

What is the branch of the government that interprets the laws and includes the supreme court?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch

Which branches' function is to write, debate, and pass bills? 

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Constitutional Branch