Unit 3: Constitution

Question 1

What was the first Government of the U.S.?

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation

Question 2

What were the pros and cons of the new government?

Answer 2

Pros:
-Make alliances
-Declare war
Cons:
-Can’t collect taxes
-Weak central gov.
-Can’t draft a military
-No branches of gov.

Question 3

Why did Shay’s Rebellion happen and what happened afterwards?

Answer 3

Shay’s Rebellion happened because of farmers who were against high taxes put out by the gov. This showed just how weak the Articles of Confederation were. So the people thought of making a new government.

Question 4

What were some compromises made in the process of making the Constitution?

Answer 4

Compromises like the Great Compromise combine ideas of the New Jersey Plan; aimed at smaller states, unicameral legislature, and equal representatives per state; and the Virginia Plan; aimed at bigger states, three branches, and population-determined members of representatives.

Question 5

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Answer 5

For every five slaves, they counted as three freed people.

Question 6

Who were the Federalist and Anti-Federalist people? What did each like?

Answer 6

The Federalist people liked a strong central government, while the Anti-feds. like a weaker central gov. They were worried their rights wouldn’t be protected.

Question 7

Bill of Rights

Answer 7

This was so that Anti-Federalists could agree on the new Constitution to be made. It had 10 amendments.

Question 8

Electoral College

Answer 8

Members of representatives of each state vote for candidates for the country like the president

Question 9

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 9

A way of admitting states into the U.S.