AP Gov Vocab Test unit 2

Which event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Constitutional Convention

• Shays’ Rebellion

• The ratification of the Constitution

• The Great Compromise

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To propose the New Jersey Plan

• To address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• To draft the Bill of Rights

• To establish the Electoral College

Which plan proposed a bicameral legislature?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• Articles of Confederation

• New Jersey Plan

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement to count slaves as three-fifths of a person.

• A compromise between large and small states on legislative representation.

• A plan to have a single legislative body.

• A proposal for a strong executive branch.

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise address?

• The process of amending the Constitution

• Counting of enslaved people for representation and taxation

• Representation of states in the Senate

• The establishment of the Electoral College

Which document outlines the process for amending the U.S. Constitution?

• Federalist No. 51

• Article V

• Brutus No. 1

• The Bill of Rights

What is the principle of the separation of powers?

• A system in which each branch of government can check the others

• Division of government responsibilities into distinct branches

• A compromise between federal and state powers

• A plan for a unicameral legislature

What was a key issue under the Articles of Confederation?

• Bicameral legislature

• Economic and military struggles

• Bill of Rights

• Strong central government

Which document argues for checks and balances in government?

• Federalist No. 10

• Federalist No. 51

• The Articles of Confederation

• Brutus No. 1

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To create a bicameral legislature

• To ensure a strong central government

• To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

• To establish the Bill of Rights