At first, the United States operated under the Articles of Confederation.

Congress lacked the power to raise money, regulate trade, and conduct _______ affairs.

Changing the Articles of Confederation required the approval of all _______ states.

The "father" of the Constitution.

Relating to a government branch made up of two groups.

Having one legislative body or house.

A government can do only what its people give it authority to do.

Shays's Rebellion provided the final push to revise the Articles of Confederation.

The ______ Plan proposed representation based on population and a bicameral Congress.

The _______ Plan proposed a unicameral Congress with the same number of representatives for each state.

The New Jersey Plan was supported by large states.

The _______ Compromise suggested that representation in one house would be based on population and there would be equal representation in the second house.

Today, the House of Representatives has _____ members.

The ________ Compromise determined how slaves would be counted in a state's total population.

According to the Great Compromise, Congress would not be allowed to regulate the slave trade until ________.

The president is part of the ________ branch.

Senators serve _______-year terms.

Members of the House of Representatives serve five-year terms.

The ______ branch collects taxes and regulates interstate commerce.

Which of the following in NOT a shared power?