Lesson 2: A New Nation

Supported a plan creating a strong central government.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Judicial branch of gov't is led by ______

• CONGRESS

• SUPREME COURT

• PRESIDENT

• LEGISLATIVE Branch

Executive branch of gov't is led by ______

• CONGRESS

• SUPREME COURT

• PRESIDENT

• LEGISLATIVE Branch

Our CONGRESS falls under the ______ branch of government.

• JUDICIAL branch

• SUPREME COURT

• EXECUTIVE branch

• LEGISLATIVE branch

Objected to a plan with a strong central government.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

The Constitutional Convention occurred in which year?

• 1787

• 1777

• 1776

• 2024

Name of the document that outlined the first, national, government for the United States was called

• Articles of Confederation

• Great Compromise

• Three-fifths Compromise

An agreement between Northern and Southern states about the counting of slaves as part of a states population in Congress

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Great Compromise

• Three-fifths Compromise

An agreement between large and small states about how many representatives each would have in Congress.

• U.S. Constitution

• The Great Compromise

• Three-fifths Compromise

A system in which each branch of government has power over the other two branches in order to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful, is called​ (a)  

• Checks and Balances
• Balances and Checks
• Two Chamber Congress
• Two House Congress