government

Question 0

what was the the north boundary

Answer 0

Canada

Question 1

what established the boundaries for the United States after the revolutionary war

Answer 1

treaty of Paris, 1783

Question 2

what was the east boundary

Answer 2

Atlantic Ocean

Question 3

what was the south boundary

Answer 3

Spanish florida

Question 4

what was the west boundary

Answer 4

Mississippi River

Question 5

what word means a two-house legislature

Answer 5

bicameral

Question 6

what basic term means a plan of government

Answer 6

constitution

Question 7

under the articles of confederation what was the name of the only part of the national governtment

Answer 7

congress

Question 8

name two pros under the articles of confederation

Answer 8

established the U.S. as a republic

established congress

Question 9

what was the main problem with articles of confederation?

Answer 9

the states had too much power

Question 10

what was the name of the new land acquiredmy the U.S. after the revolutionary war which was divided and sold to Americans to help the U.S. get out of date

Answer 10

northwest territory

Question 11

what was the west boundary from the northwest territory

Answer 11

Mississippi River

Question 12

what was the south boundary of the northwest territory

Answer 12

Spanish florida

Question 13

what is the north boundary of the northwest territory

Answer 13

4 of the Great Lakes

Question 14

what five states did the northwest territory eventually become

Answer 14

Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan

Question 15

what was the government regulation law which set a plan for surveying and selling the new lands of the United States

Answer 15

land of ordinance 1785

Question 16

what was the government regulation law which established rules for territories to become states to enter the union

Answer 16

northwest ordinance

Question 17

what event occurred because people in Massachusetts were unhappy that farmers were being placed in prison for nonpayment of debts

Answer 17

shays rebellion

Question 18

what name is given to the meeting of delegates in Philadelphia in May of 1787 to create a new plan for government

Answer 18

constitutional convention

Question 19

what is the term used to describe the delegates who made the U.S. constitution

Answer 19

founding father

Question 20

where did the delegates meet for the convention? how many delegates were there

Answer 20

Philadelphia, 55 delegates

Question 21

who was chosen to be the president of the convention

Answer 21

George Washington

Question 22

who was considered the father of the constitution who was the author of the author of the basic plan of government that the convention adopted, most of the ideas were his

Answer 22

James Madison

Question 23

define republic

Answer 23

a type of government in which the people (voters) choose (elect) representatives to make the laws

Question 24

name what the judicial branch does

Answer 24

interprets the laws

Question 25

what does the legislative branch do

Answer 25

makes the laws

Question 26

what does the executive branch do

Answer 26

enforces the laws

Question 27

what is the proper name for our law making branch of government

Answer 27

the U.S. congress

Question 28

this plan was the first established in the U.S.

Answer 28

articles of confederation

Question 29

this plan established a loose union of independent states

Answer 29

articles of confederation

Question 30

this plan called for 2 houses of congress

Answer 30

New Jersey plan

Question 31

this plan called for one house of congress

Answer 31

Virginia plan

Question 32

this plan called for representation in congress based on stated population

Answer 32

Virginia plan

Question 33

this plan called for representation in congress based on state population

Answer 33

Virginia plan

Question 34

this plan called for representation in congress to be the same for each state

Answer 34

New Jersey plan

Question 35

this plan made the big states happy

Answer 35

Virginia plan

Question 36

this plan made the small states happy

Answer 36

New Jersey plan

Question 37

this plan failed because it gave too much power to the states

Answer 37

articles of confederation

Question 38

this plan called for a weak national government

Answer 38

articles of confederation

Question 39

this plan called for no president or system of courts

Answer 39

articles of confederation

Question 40

this plan was proposed by Edmund Randolph

Answer 40

Virginia plan

Question 41

Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia are all what

Answer 41

big states

Question 42

what makes a state big

Answer 42

if the population of people is larger than 200,000 it is considered a big state

Question 43

why did the big states like the Virginia plan

Answer 43

because it based representation on population, which meant they would have a greater number of representatives in congress, and more power

Question 44

Delaware, Georgia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire are all what

Answer 44

small states

Question 45

what makes a small state small

Answer 45

if the population is less than 200,000

Question 46

why did the small states like the New Jersey plan

Answer 46

because it based representation on equality for all states, which meant they would all have equal power in congress and the big states would not get more representatives