AoC & Constitution Review

After declaring independence from (a)   , each colony became a ​ state and created their own constitution. However, there was nothing to tie all of the new states together. ​ (b)   was the first constitution of the United States and was drafted during the American Revolution. This document was ratified in ​ (c)   . The document was more of a "league of friendship" and bound the states under one body of law. Most of the power continued to lay in the hands of the individual​ (d)   .

• Great Britain
• Virginia

• France
• Spain
• countries
• The Articles of Confederation
• 1781
• 1776
• states
• 1607

What is missing from the list of characteristics of the Articles of Confederation?

(a)  
No national courts
• Congress has the power to declare war
• Congress has the power to make treaties
• Laws need approval of states

• No chief executive
• Two house legislative branches
• No laws

The U.S. Constitution resolved one weakness of the Articles of Confederation by —

• including a voting rights provision.

• creating a system of federal courts.

• decreasing the power of the executive branch.

• instituting a process for admission of new states.

Which of the following DIRECTLY led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• Treaty of Paris

• Shays' Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War

The Articles of Confederation Congress strengthened the growth of the United States through –

• bills concerning how the nation abolished slavery

• regulations concerning how the states ratified treaties

• ordinances regarding how the territories become states

• laws regarding how fast the armed forces would expand

How did English rule influence the kind of government established by the writers of the Articles of Confederation?

• one leader with absolute power

• less state power, more federal power

• less federal power, more state power

• three branches of central government

Why did the U.S. government have difficulty repaying its war debts under the Articles of Confederation?

• The government had no power to raise taxes.

• Foreign countries increased their interest rates.

• Foreign countries would only accept gold bullion.

• The states had no power to print their own currency.

This showcases the Great Compromise. Determine which statement BEST completes the diagram.

Congress (Bi-Cameral) Legislature

Senate } House of Representatives

2 representatives per state } ______________________________

• Representatives are appointed by the President.

• Representatives are approved by the Supreme Court.

• Representation is dependent on the size of the state in square miles.

• Representation is based on a state's population

Why did southern states want to count enslaved persons toward the population count?

• To increase their representation in Congress.

• To ensure fair civil rights for enslaved persons.

• To decrease the number of representatives.

• To support the Northern states' views.

Part A "A people deliberating in a temperate moment . . . on the plan of government most likely to secure their happiness, would first be aware, that those charged with the public happiness might betray their trust. An obvious precaution against this danger would be, to divide the trust between different bodies of men."

                                                                                                                                          —James Madison

The excerpt above was a part of the argument for --

• fighting a revolution against England

• creating a bicameral legislature

• counting slaves toward population rates

• including a Bill of Rights