UNIT 4

Which was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could not declare war.

• Congress could not impose taxes.

• Congress could not set up a postal system.

• Congress could not create an army and navy.

What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• land north and south of the colonies

• land of the 13 original colonies

• land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes

• land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

Why is James Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• He wrote the first draft of the Constitution.

• He knew more about government than anyone else present.

• He was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

• He was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention.

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to establish a republic. Which of these describes a republic?

• a country led by a president

• a government led by a powerful few

• a parliamentary form of government

• a country led by elected representatives

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• representation in Congress

• the names of political parties

• the system of checks and balances

• process of selecting the president

The number of members of which of these is affected by state population?

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• president's cabinet

• House of Representatives

What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?

• taxation would be eliminated

• selection of George Washington as president

• replacement of the Articles of Confederation

• giving up state power to form a stronger Union

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• They supported the new constitution.

• They questioned the justice of slavery.

• They feared the power of the national government.

• They believed that states should have equal representation in Congress.

a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander 

Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the 

Constitution by the states

• The Founding Fathers' Manifesto
• The Anti-Federalist Papers
• The Constitution Chronicles
• The Federalist Papers

an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention 

stating that enslaved persons would be counted as 

three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s

 population for representation in the House of

Representatives

• Three-Fifths Compromise
• No Compromise
• Three-Fourths Compromise
• Half Compromise