US Constitution Review

What was the importance of Shays' Rebellion?

• It took away taxes in Massachusetts

• It created a military for the US

• It led to the Constitutional Convention

• It gave equal rights to all citizens

What was one weakness under the Articles of Confederation?

• The Congress was too powerful

• The States had too much power

• The National Military was not large enough

• The three branches of government were not equally split

What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• To talk about Shays Rebellion and how to stop it

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To write a new Constitution

• To explore different forms of government

Anti-federalists wanted to include a _____________ in the US Constitution before signing it into law.

Match the following debates with their solutions

• New Jersey Plan v. Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Northern States v. Southern States

• Federalism, Checks and Balances, and Bill of Rights

• Federalists v. Anti-federalists

• 3/5 Compromise

What did federalists and anti-federalists disagree on?

• They debated over the solution to Shays' Rebellion

• They debated over the US Constitution, how power would be divided and including a bill of rights

• They debated about how to incorporate the Articles of Confederation into US law

• They debated the economic systems that would govern the US economy

A ​ ​ (a)   describes a nation where representatives are chosen by the ​ (b)    

• Republic
• People
• Democrat
• Senate
• Supreme Court

Shared Powers between the National and State governments

• Reserved Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

The ​ (a)   supported the new US Constitution while the ​ (b)   opposed it. They believed that without a ​ (c)   the government could have too much ​ (d)   which they could use to oppress the citizens.

• Federalists
• Anti-federalists
• Bill of Rights
• Power

What are the sections of the Constitution called?

• Articles

• Parts

• Ideas

• Statements