Unit 3 DA Review

Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation had to be revised?

• The states no longer had any power.

• More and more states wanted to join the new nation.

• The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

• The federal government had no power to raise an army.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government could not meet on a regular basis.

• The federal government could not stop citizens from voting.

• The federal government could not write its own constitution.

• The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

Which of the following would be the BEST title for this list?

• Strengths of the U.S. Constitution

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Strengths from the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses in the Declaration of Independence

Why was George Washington made the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• He was married to a princess from Great Britain.

• He was trusted and respected by colonial leaders.

• He was strongly opposed to slavery in the United States.

• He was one of the authors of the Articles of Confederation.

How did Benjamin Franklin help get the Constitution written?

• He wrote the Bill of Rights to protect the natural rights of the people.

• He wrote the Preamble to describe the purpose of the new government.

• He got the large states and small states to agree to the Great Compromise.

• He got northern states and southern states to agree to the three-fifths compromise.

Who is considered the "father of the Constitution" because he wrote most of it?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

How was the issue of state representation solved in the new government?

• Two houses were created: one just for the big states and another just for the smaller states.

• Two houses were created: one based on population and another with two people from each state.

• Checks and balances were put in place to stop the big states from using their power on the small states.

• Three branches of government were created to include two representatives in each branch from each state.

What was the MAIN disagreement between the states at the Constitutional Convention?

• the types of powers given to Congress

• the number of branches of the federal government

• the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress

• the number of representatives each state would have in Congress

What disagreement did The Great Compromise solve?

• Disagreements over how states would be represented in the legislative branch.

• Disagreements over how enslaved people would be counted for states' population.

• Disagreements over how states would elect representatives to the legislative branch.

• Disagreements over how the president would be elected as the leader of the Executive branch.

Why did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention create different branches of government?

• to limit the powers of the bigger states

• to ensure a truly democratic system of government

• to limit the power of any one branch of government

• to allow the American people to directly elect their legislators