AOC and the Constitution

What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It could not collect taxes.

• It allowed states to print their own money.

• It had a powerful president.

• It had a strong central government.

What was the Great Compromise?

• A treaty with Native Americans.

• An agreement to have two houses of Congress.

• A decision to have a single legislative house.

• A plan to end slavery.

What did the 3/5 Compromise decide?

• How to regulate trade.

• How to divide powers between states.

• How to elect the president.

• How to count slaves for representation.

Who wrote the Federalist Papers?

• Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, and Thomas Paine

• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• George Washington, John Jay, and James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin

What was a concern of the Anti-Federalists?

• The government would be too weak.

• There would be too much democracy.

• There would be no president.

• The government would be too strong.