Module 5 A New Nation

Organize these options into the right branch of government

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

,

(b) Executive Branch

,

(c) Judicial Branch

• House of Representatives

• Cabinet of Secretaries

• Supreme Court

• other federal courts

• President

• enforce laws

• make laws

• Vice President

• Justices

• Senate

• examine and interpret laws

• bicameral

What did Daniel Shays and his men protest in 1786?

• not receiving military pay

• high taxes and heavy debts

• an unjust court system

• Massachusetts government for not printing money

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) New Jersey Plan

,

(b) Virginia Plan

• equal representation

• representation based on population

• large state plan

• bicameral legislature

• small state plan

• unicameral legislature

Which ideas were used in the Great Compromise?

(put answers in alphabetical order from top to bottom)

b

d

e

representation based on population

more power to central government

equal representation

unicameral legislature

bicameral legislature

more power to state government

​ (a)   opposed the Constitution because it did not have a section protecting individual rights.

• George Mason
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton

Match the following

• official change to a document

• amendment

• accountability of government branches

• suffrage

• voting rights

• ratify

• basic principles and laws of government

• constitution

• official approval

• checks and balances

First official changes to the Constitution created to protect the rights of citizens

Which state refused to ratify the Articles of Confederation because of issues with western lands?

How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 settle issues over western land?

(put answers in alphabetical order from top to bottom)

e

g

h

c

land was set aside for education

sold sections of land to pay for the war

settlers must create a government

provided land for war veterans/soldiers

allows a territory to become a state

60,000 people must live in the area

outlawed slavery

divided land into townships

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Federalists

,

(b) Anti-federalists

• George Mason

• supports the Constitution

• Alexander Hamilton

• Constitution is a bill or rights

• opposes the Constitution

• strong state government

• needs bill of rights

• strong central government