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

• other federal courts

• Vice President

• make laws

• Senate

• bicameral

• Justices

• enforce laws

• President

• House of Representatives

• Cabinet of Secretaries

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

• unicameral legislature

• representation based on population

• small state plan

• large state plan

• bicameral legislature

• equal representation

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

bicameral legislature

more power to state government

equal representation

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

• basic principles and laws of government

• checks and balances

• voting rights

• ratify

• accountability of government branches

• suffrage

• official change to a document

• amendment

• official approval

• constitution

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

provided land for war veterans/soldiers

settlers must create a government

allows a territory to become a state

land was set aside for education

divided land into townships

sold sections of land to pay for the war

outlawed slavery

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Federalists

,

(b) Anti-federalists

• strong central government

• opposes the Constitution

• needs bill of rights

• George Mason

• strong state government

• Alexander Hamilton

• Constitution is a bill or rights

• supports the Constitution