Unit 4 - - Articles of Confederation/US constitution

Question 1

What was the Confederation’s method for establishing state governments in new territories?

Answer 1

Northwest Ordinance

Question 2

Why did it take 4 years to establish America’s 1st national government?

Answer 2

Western Land Claims

Question 3

What kind of government did the Articles of confederation establish?

Answer 3

One with a weak central government and a strong State government

Question 4

Name the confederation’s method for selling the new territories?

Answer 4

Land Ordinance

Question 5

Name the upraising of Massachusetts farmers that proved to government leader a need for a stronger central government?

Answer 5

Shays Rebellion

Question 6

Name the political principle where the power of government is divided into 3 branches?

Answer 6

Separation of Power

Question 7

Name the 3 branches of government?

Answer 7

1) Legislative, Executive and Judicial

Question 8

Name the organization that votes directly for the President?

Answer 8

Electoral college

Question 9

What is the compromise for congress that established 2 houses, one based on equality and the other based on population?

Answer 9

The Great Compromise

Question 10

What is the legislative plan where Congress would be based on population?

Answer 10

Virginia Plan

Question 11

What is the legislative Plan where Congress would be based on equality?

Answer 11

New Jersey Plan

Question 12

Name 4 men who were present at the Philadelphia Convention?

Answer 12

Washington, Franklin, Madison, Hamilton

Question 13

What is the convention in Philadelphia where delegates gathered to change the structure of the national govenment?

Answer 13

Constitutional Convention

Question 14

What was the name given to the powers of the national government: example the power to declare war?

Answer 14

Delegated Powers

Question 15

What was the governmental principle where the branches of government have the power to restrain the power of the other branches?

Answer 15

Checks and Balances

Question 16

What is the name of the 1st ten amendments to the Constitution?

Answer 16

Bill of Rights

Question 17

What is the name of the group of people who did not favor a stron federal government?

Answer 17

Anti-federalist

Question 18

What is the name of the slavery compromise where only a portion of slaves in each state would be counted for representative and tax purposes?

Answer 18

3/5th compromise

Question 19

What is an example of a power that everyone at the convention in Philadelphia believed the central government needed to have to strengthen the government?

Answer 19

Power to tax

Question 20

What is the political principle where there would be no official state or national religion?

Answer 20

Separation of Church and State

Question 21

What is the political principle where the powers of the national government and the state governments are specifically stated for each level of government by the constitution?

Answer 21

Federalism

Question 22

What is the series of newspaper articles that tried to persuade the people to accept the new Constitution?

Answer 22

The Federalist Papers

Question 23

What is the name given to the powers of the state governments?

Answer 23

Reserve Powers

Question 24

What is the name of the 4 who were not present at the convention in Philadelphia?

Answer 24

Jefferson, Adams, Paine and Henry