Unit 2 Review

Q1:

• John Adams
• Patrick Henry
• John Hancock
• Benjamin Franklin

Q2:

• He drafted the proposal known as the Virginia Plan.
• He suggested the adoption of the New Jersey Plan.
• He presided over the convention and worked to maintain order.
• He cast the deciding vote and helped pass the US Constitution.

Q3:

• Madison thought that the state government should be stronger.
• Madison thought that the national government should be stronger.
• Madison thought that all power should be given to the executive branch.
• Madison thought that all power should be given to the legislative branch.

Q4:

• Should Congress be able to regulate slavery?
• Should states be allowed to collect income tax?
• Should slaves be counted as part of a states population?
• Should Supreme Court justices be elected or appointed?

Q5:

• It was an agreement on slavery in the United States
• It was an agreement on the structure of the legislative branch
• It was an agreement on the division of power in government
• It was an agreement on the number of Supreme Court justices

Q6:

• It had no Capitol building.
• It had been in existence too long.
• It lacked the power to collect taxes.
• Its officials were too careless to govern well.

Q7:

• to show that people should follow the government's rules
• to explain why the country is more important than individual people
• to show that the government gets its power from the people
• to explain why the people have less power than the US government

Q8:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Q9:

• natural rights
• the federal system
• the amendment process
• representative democracy

Q10:

• a royal family
• the military
• elected people
• a religious body