Chapter 3 Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was denied the power to

• Pass laws

• Coin money

• Sign treaties

• Levy taxes

What did Shays' Rebellion demonstrate?

• The economy at the time was bad

• The federal government was too weak

• State governments were responsible for farm foreclosures

• Farmers were not producing enough for a stable income

The Virginia Plan proposed a two-chamber Congress that would benefit

• Large states

• Small states

• Southern states

• Northern states

Who was nicknamed "The Father of the Constitution"?

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Sam Adams

Presented to the delegates at the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan proposed creating a new government with the power to make laws and ___

• Levy taxes

• Control the western cattle

• Remove states from the union

• Protect the rights of small states

Who was responsible for creating the counterproposal to the Virginia Plan?

• Robert Morris

• William Patterson

• Roger Sherman

• James Madison

How many houses in the legislature did the New Jersey Plan propose?

• one

• two

• three

• none

According to the Virginia Plan, how would representation in the bicameral legislature be determined?

• They would have equal representation

• They would have one representative for every 100 square feet within the state

• Representation would be based on population

• It would depend on the state's slave population

Which plan proposed a complete abandonment of the Articles of Confederation?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

The Great Compromise was the proposal of which of the following men?

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• Roger Sherman

• Sam Adams