Constitutional Era Review

The Articles of Confederation was ____________

• the country's first constitution that was too weak to function

• the country's first constitution that was too strong and powerful

Why did the Founding Fathers give us a way to amend our constitution?

• To make sure that we can change it if we need to over time

• Because they knew it wasn't very good

• Because they wanted to rewrite the whole document in a few years

• To make sure it could never change

Match the following

• A big foundational idea

• Violation

• The document that creates a government

• Amendment

• A change or edit to the constitution

• Constitution

• Can't be convicted of one crime twice

• Double Jeopardy

• Not following a law or right

• Principle

​ (a)   is the principle of government allowing people to elect representatives

• Republicanism
• Federalism
• Popular Sovereignty

​ (a)   is the principle that says states share power with the federal government

• Federalism
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers

​ (a)   is the principle that says the power of government is with the people

• Popular Sovereignty
• Federalism
• Republicanism

The Great Compromise settled the issue of __________ in Congress in the Legislative Branch

• representation

• slavery

• new states

• states

Why would "slave states" support the 3/5th Compromise?

• Because it allowed them to count enslaved people to increase their representation in Congress

• Because they opposed including enslaved people in the population

Match the following

• Equal representation for every state

• Great Compromise

• Count 3 out of 5 enslaved people

• New Jersey Plan

• Representation based on state population

• Virginia Plan

• 1 house=equal

  1 house= population

• 3/5 Compromise

What part of the Articles of Confederation created a way to add new states to the U.S.A.?

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The New States Amendment