Civics Ch2

Any powers not specifically stated in the Articles of Confederation

• could not be exercised by either the central or state governments

• were given to the central government

• were given to the states

• were shared by the central government and the states

supported by the small states

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Articles of Confederation

• three fifths compromise

New Jersey delegates did not support the Virginia plan because they thought

• it gave too much power to the large states

• the legislature would be able to control the executive branch

• the judicial branch would not be independent

• the number of votes a state had in the legislature shuld be based on population

As the Articles of Confederation were written, a major debate centered around whether

• slavery should be legal

• the government should have both an executive and a legislative branch

• the national government or state and local governments shuld be stronger

• there should be an army under the control of the national government

An inalienable right that is stated in the Declaration of Independence and contributes to our current national identity is the right to

• a representive government

• be able to vote in elections

• be economically secure

• pursue happiness

Citizens such as Henry Knox were concerned that the national government

• denied individual rights

• did not have the power to coin money

• was taking on powers that belonged to the states

• was unable to provide citizens with security

As the result of events such as Shay's Rebellion

• each state was given a single vote, regardless of its size

• leaders realized the Articles of Confederation were too weak

• the British stopped enforcing the Stamp Act

• the central government had not power to regulate affairs with American Indians

The purpose of the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence was to

• describe the wrongs the king had committed

• emphasize the importance of social contacts

• establish the source of the rights of all Americans

• list the reasons the colonists believed they deserved independence

writings that supported adoption of the Constitution

• Magna Carta

• the Federalist Papers

• Leviathan

• Connecticut Compromise

type of congress created by the Aticles of Confederation

• representative government

• unicameral legislature

• limited government

• First Continental Congress