Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention

What is a bicameral legislature?

• Three Chamber Legislature
• One Chamber Legislature
• Two Chamber Legislature
• Four Chamber Legislature

Under the Articles of Confederation what power did the Federal government have?

• Borrow money
• Tax the American people
• Pass and set laws
• Regulate trade among the States

What is the role of the Legislative Branch?

• To make laws and tax the American citizens
• To enforce the law
• To interpret and define the law
• To work with foreign countries

What is the role of the Executive Branch?

• To make laws and tax the American citizens
• To enforce the law
• To interpret and define the law
• To work with foreign countries

What is the role of the Judicial Branch?

• To make laws and tax the American citizens
• To enforce the law
• To interpret and define the law
• To work with foreign countries

What were states doing that was causing inflation?

• Importing foreign goods
• Stealing money
• They were printing their own money
• Trading with other states

What plan did Robert Morris come up with to help lower the national debt?

• Import more slaves
• Trade with Canada
• He proposed a 5% tax
• Trading with England

What is the Virginia Plan?

• Bicameral legislature; Proportional Representation
• Single chamber; Equal Representation

What is the New Jersey Plan?

• Single chamber; Equal Representation
• Bicameral legislature; Proportional Representation

What is the Great Compromise?

• All slaves will count as 3/5ths a free person
• Allowing everyone in the country the right to vote.
• Two chamber congress; Equal Representation and Proportional representation
• Free and fair trade among the 13 states