Chapter 5 Flashcards
(53 cards)
T or F: The Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War did not allow British lender to recover the money that American merchants owed them.
False
T or F: The Confederate Congress had executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
False
T or F: The Virginia plan proposed scrapping the Articles of Confederation entirely and creating a new national government
True
T or F: Under the New Jersey plan, congress would have 2 houses, with members of the first house elected by the people and members of the second house elected by the first house.
False
T or F: The Great Compromise proposed that in the Senate, each state would have equal representation
True
T or F: The Federalists chose their name to emphasize that they favored a strong central government.
False
T or F: Opponents of the Constitution were called Antifederalists because they opposed a federalist form of government.
False
The Articles of Confederation gave the Federation Congress all of the following powers EXCEPT the power to …
Impose taxes
After the Revolutionary War, the taxes and restrictions the states imposed on imported goods caused British merchants to …
Land their goods at states that had the lowest taxes or fewest restrictions
News of Shay’s rebellion and unrest elsewhere convinced the Congress to …
Call a convention of the states to revise the Articles of Confederation
The only state that did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention was…
Rhode Island
The Virginia plan would benefit …
Large states with many people
Amending the Constitution requires …
Proposal and ratification
People pushing for ratification of the Constitution called themselves …
Federalists
The real issue for opponents of the Constitution was whether the national government …
Or state government would supreme
What causes this effect: The states began setting up customs posts in their borders and levying taxes on one another’s goods.
The Confederation Congress was not allowed to regulate commerce.
Loyalists could not recover the property confiscated from them during the Revolutionary War because …
The Confederation Congress could not compel the states to fulfill this agreement
Shay’s rebellion started because …
The government of Massachusetts decided to raise money to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money.
The delegate chosen as presiding officer of the Constitutional convention was …
George Washington
The Constitutional Convention had to balance states’ rights with the need for …
A stronger national government
The meetings during the Constitutional Convention were closed to the public to …
Help ensure honest and open discussion free from outside political pressures
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Virginia Plan?
The national legislature would have one house based on population
The government set forth in the Constitution is a federal system because it …
Divides power between national and state governments
The Antifederalists include …
Western farmers far from the coast
