American Gov FINAL Review

Check ALL of the following problems of the Articles of Confederation

• Too strong of a national government over the states

• Did not recognize the difference in population in states

• Had no power to tax or create national currency

• ALL states had to agree in order to amend articles

The first plan proposed in the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia plan, check ALL below that was included in the plan

• Developed a 3 branch system sharing powers

• Legislative branch was based on population

• Executive branch had the most power

• Legislative branch had the power to tax

The next plan proposed in the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey plan, check ALL below that was included in the plan

• Creates the 3 branch system with equal powers

• Smaller states had more votes in the Legislative branch

• Equal votes for ALL states in the Legislative branch

• Gave Legislative branch the power to tax all states

Check ALL of the following that the Great Compromise created for the American Government

• Creating a two house legislation House of representatives and Senate

• House of representatives represents population (people) based on population

• The executive branch has all the power over the Congress

• Senate represents the states: 2 per state

As a deal made the 3/5ths compromise is BEST described as....

• The south being able to fully count slaves who aren't allowed to vote as part of population

• Slaves are counted only as 3/5ths of a person since the Southern states won't let them vote

• 3/5ths of southern states are only allowed to vote on Congress Acts

The Bill of Rights were created in order to...

• protect the government from being controlled by the people

• protect the rights of the people from the government, unable to be taken away

• gives rights to the government to decide when to give them to the people

A system of government where power of government is restricted by law or a written Constitution:

• republicanism

• social contract

• participatory government

• limited government

The principle that ultimate power resides in the consent of the governed (the people):

• social contract

• participatory government

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

1. The United States is an example of a

• Presidential Government

• Parliamentary Government

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

This concept provides equal protection under the law for all citizens

• Social Contract

• Due Process

• Rule of Law