Unit 3: America's Constitution

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on: (a)  

• one vote per state.
• the state's size.
• the state's total population.
• the state's voting population.

Why did our founding fathers originally not want a strong government?

• They wanted a government similar to that of Britain
• They were all Federalists
• They were anarchists
• They were afraid of creating another king-like government

The Articles of Confederation included all of the following weaknesses EXCEPT…

• The lack of an executive or president
• The inability to tax the states
• The power to regulate commerce
• The provision for unanimous consent to amend the Articles of Confederation.

What did Shay’s Rebellion show America about its government under the Articles of Confederation? (a)  

• The US Government is too strong
• State’s had too much power
• The US Government is too weak
• States are too weak

The _____________________ combined both of the plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, and created a two house Congress. One with equal representation and one based on population.

• ⅗ Compromise
• Great Compromise
• Compromise of 1775
• Constitutional Compromise

Checks and balances refer to…

• The institutional checks of power between the three branches of government
• The money system used for weighing gold
• The powers of the President over the states
• The inability of certain rich fat cats to balance their bank accounts

Supporters of the Constitution called themselves

• Democrats

• Federalists

• British

• Republican

Passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, the Bill of Rights are the

• Pre-amble
• Articles of Confederation
• First 10 amendments of the Constitution
• Reasons the Constitution was written

The Federalist papers written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, which appeared in the New York newspapers from 1787 to 1788 were aimed to

• Challenge the Constitution
• Defend the Constitution
• Defend the British government
• Challenge the British government

The qualifications for a U.S. senator or representative require all the following exceptthat he or she:

• be a U.S. citizen.
• be at least a certain age.
• live in the state he or she represents.
• belong to a registered political party.