Unit 2, Lesson 5 Creating the Constitution

What was the first written plan of government in the United States?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

• The Articles of Confederation

Which level of government had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government had the most power under the Articles of Confederation.

• The Congress had the most power under the Articles of Confederation.

• The state governments had the most power under the Articles of Confederation.

• The East India Trading Company had the most power under the Articles of Confederation.

Which of these was not a weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could not levy or collect taxes.

• Congress could not control trade among the states.

• There was no way to enforce the laws passed by Congress and the states could, and did, ignore them.

• Congress had the sole power to issue money.

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• The purpose was to elect the first president of the U.S.

• The purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation.

• The purpose was to give Congress the power to make laws.

• The purpose was to create a national currency.

What was the position of the group known as Federalists?

• They preferred the loose association of states under the Articles of Confederation.

• They supported military rule.

• They supported the Constitution as it was written.

• They supported a weak federal government.

The Anti-Federalists supported a strong _________ government.

• state
• federal

• military

• Republican

Which group wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution to protect individual rights and freedoms?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Which plan proposed a unicameral, one house, Congress?

• The California Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Maryland Plan

What did the Virginia Plan propose for the new government being created at the Constitutional Convention?

• It proposed a unicameral or one house legislature.

• It proposed a military branch and an executive branch.

• It proposed a bicameral legislature with two houses.

• It proposed a limited monarchy under the king.

How did the Great Compromise resolve the difficult issue of representation in Congress?

• It resolved the issue of representation by allowing each state to choose how it wanted to be represented.

• It resolved the issue by proposing a two-house legislature where each house would have a different form of representation.

• It resolved the issue by letting each delegate vote on a unicameral or bicameral legislature.

• It resolved the issue by sending military troops into each state.