Unit 5 Study Guide

After the American Revolution ended, the states agreed to create what type of government?

• Monarchy

• Confederation

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

The first plan for the US government was called:

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation created a _____ national government.

• weak

• strong

• centralized

• powerful

The Articles of Confederation created _____ state governments.

• strong

• weak

• moderate

• centralized

Which event exposed the weakness in the Articles where the states had more power than the federal government?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Constitutional Convention

• Shays' Rebellion

• The Louisiana Purchase

6. The plan that proposed a one house legislature where each state had one vote is known as the:

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

7. Which plan proposed a 2 house legislature; the Senate w/each states having 2 delegates & the House of Representatives being based on population?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Articles of Confederation

This Compromise agreed that slaves would count 3/5 toward population.

• Missouri Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

Which plan proposed a strong nat’l govt w/ 3 branches: bicameral legislature, chief executive, & court system & number of delegates proportional to pop?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

The main argument against voting for the US Constitution was missing what?

• A Bill of Rights

• A strong central government

• Provisions for state sovereignty

• A system of checks and balances