Module 5 A New Nation

Organize these options into the right branch of government

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

,

(b) Executive Branch

,

(c) Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court

• examine and interpret laws

• make laws

• other federal courts

• enforce laws

• Cabinet of Secretaries

• Vice President

• House of Representatives

• President

• bicameral

• Justices

• Senate

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

• unicameral legislature

• small state plan

• representation based on population

• bicameral legislature

• large state plan

Which ideas were used in the Great Compromise?

(put answers in alphabetical order from top to bottom)

b

d

e

equal representation

more power to central government

more power to state government

representation based on population

bicameral legislature

unicameral legislature

​ (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 approval

• checks and balances

• voting rights

• constitution

• official change to a document

• amendment

• accountability of government branches

• suffrage

• basic principles and laws of government

• ratify

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

60,000 people must live in the area

allows a territory to become a state

settlers must create a government

land was set aside for education

provided land for war veterans/soldiers

divided land into townships

outlawed slavery

sold sections of land to pay for the war

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Federalists

,

(b) Anti-federalists

• strong state government

• opposes the Constitution

• supports the Constitution

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Mason

• Constitution is a bill or rights

• strong central government

• needs bill of rights