Ch. 2: The Constitution (AP US GOV)

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• the legislative branch of a federal government

• the president
• the state governments
• a federal Supreme Court

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

The Articles of Confederation created a President to lead the country.

• True

• False

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government
• A stronger militia
• A common currency
• The ability to sign peace treaties

a resolution passed in 1776 that began the American Revolution against British rule

a nation's basic law that creates political institutions, assigns government powers, and provides guarantees to citizens

Supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption were known as the... ___________.

The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the size of the state’s population was known as the ___ ______ Plan.

The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that established two houses of Congress: the House of Representatives, in which representation is based on a state’s population; and the Senate, in which each state has two senators was known as the ___________ Compromise.

It is within the power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress and those of the executive branch are in accord with the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court established this, known as _______ review, in Marbury v. Madison (1803).