Module 5 A New Nation

Organize these options into the right branch of government

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

,

(b) Executive Branch

,

(c) Judicial Branch

• Cabinet of Secretaries

• other federal courts

• examine and interpret laws

• President

• Senate

• bicameral

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Justices

• Vice President

• make laws

• enforce laws

What did Daniel Shays and his men protest in 1786?

• not receiving military pay

• high taxes and heavy debts

• an unjust court system

• Massachusetts government for not printing money

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) New Jersey Plan

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(b) Virginia Plan

• representation based on population

• bicameral legislature

• large state plan

• equal representation

• small state plan

• unicameral legislature

Which ideas were used in the Great Compromise?

(put answers in alphabetical order from top to bottom)

b

d

e

representation based on population

bicameral legislature

equal representation

unicameral legislature

more power to central government

more power to state government

​ (a)   opposed the Constitution because it did not have a section protecting individual rights.

• George Mason
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton

Match the following

• accountability of government branches

• suffrage

• official approval

• checks and balances

• official change to a document

• ratify

• basic principles and laws of government

• amendment

• voting rights

• constitution

First official changes to the Constitution created to protect the rights of citizens

Which state refused to ratify the Articles of Confederation because of issues with western lands?

How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 settle issues over western land?

(put answers in alphabetical order from top to bottom)

e

g

h

c

outlawed slavery

settlers must create a government

land was set aside for education

provided land for war veterans/soldiers

allows a territory to become a state

sold sections of land to pay for the war

divided land into townships

60,000 people must live in the area

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Federalists

,

(b) Anti-federalists

• Alexander Hamilton

• opposes the Constitution

• supports the Constitution

• strong state government

• strong central government

• needs bill of rights

• George Mason

• Constitution is a bill or rights