A Just Right Government

With 13 different states, it was hard to unite as one country because

• The states had different needs

• The states had different sizes

• The states had different opinions

• All of these

Many Americans feared they would lose their freedom if a central government had too much power.

• True

• False

In the new government, the legislative branch (Congress) would

• Make the laws

• Carry out (enforce) laws

• Interpret laws

In the new government, the executive branch (President) would

• Make laws

• Carry out (enforce) laws

• Interpret laws

In the new government, the Judicial Branch (Courts) would

• Make laws

• Carry out (enforce) laws

• Interpret laws

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get on laws?

• One

• Two

• It was based on a state's population size

• It was based on how much they paid in taxes

This plan favored larger states with more population

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

This plan favored smaller states with less population

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

This compromise created a two-chamber Congress with a Senate and House of Representatives

• The Great Compromise

• The Grand Compromise

• The First Compromise

• The Constitutional Compromise

This chamber of Congress was based on a state's population and favored larger states

• House of Representatives

• Senate