Articles of Confederation

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The treaty that ended the American Revolution

• The first constitution of the United States

• The agreement between the U.S. and France to pay off war debts

• The first American bill of rights

Based on the image and events surrounding Shays' Rebellion, which conclusion could be drawn about the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The government could not maintain control of its citizens.

• The government was prepared to fight off future British attacks.

• Native American threats were becoming a major concern of the government.

• Bankers rebelled against the government over their demand for a common currency.

Based on the chart below to answer the following question. What was the main difference between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?

• One called for two branches of government and one for three.

• The Virginia Plan called for representation based on population in Congress.

• The New Jersey Plan gave the federal government more power than it had under the Articles of Confederation.

• The Virginia Plan did not include a court system.

Which of the following was the number of votes given to states based on under the New Jersey Plan?

• Based on population

• Based on the number of slaves

• Based on the number of animals

• Based on equal representation

What did James Madison's Virginia Plan propose?

• Revision and strengthening of the Articles of Confederation

• Larger influence within a new national government for the richer and more populous states

• A unicameral national legislature with equal representation for the states

• A bicameral national legislature with the amount of state representatives proportional to the population of each state

What is the electoral college?

• a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and state government

• a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

• lawmaking branch of government

• the branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law

What was the result of the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• Creating a two-house legislature

• Banning slavery in the Southern states

• Requiring that the president have a cabinet

• Giving the Supreme Court the power to hear cases involving states

Which of the following resolved the debate over counting enslaved people as part of the population to determine representation for each state in the House of Representatives?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Virginia Plan

• the Great Compromise

Which of these refers to the sharing of power between national and state governments?

• Bicameral

• Commerce

• Federalism

• Nationalism

Which compromise banned the slave trade twenty years after the ratification of the Constitution?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• Compromise of 1791

• Northwest Compromise