Quick Review for Unit 3

What was the first government document in the US?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

Name the largest effect of the Articles of Confederation.

• Gave too much power to the federal government

• Increased taxes in the US

• Led to the events known as Shays' Rebellion and the Lost State of Franklin

• Established a strong central government

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• To create a strong federal government

• To establish the three branches of government

• To ensure the orderly expansion of the United States

• To protect individual rights and freedoms

What was the main purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To establish the three branches of government

• To fix the Articles of Confederation

• To create the Constitution

• To discuss the problems with the Northwest Ordinance

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise allow?

• States to count 1 out of 5 slaves in state population

• States to count all slaves in state population

• States to count no slaves in state population

• States to count 3 out of 5 slaves in state population

What issue was solved at the Constitutional Convention?

• The issue of foreign alliances

• The issue of state powers

• The issue of individual rights

• The issue of representation

What is the Preamble of the Constitution?

• The separation of powers in the Constitution

• The powers shared between federal and state governments

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

• The introduction to the Constitution

What is the concept of Separation of Powers?

• Each branch of government has specified powers that other branches do not have

• The federal government has all the powers in government

• The federal and state governments share powers in government

• The state governments have all the powers in government

What does Federalism deal with?

• The powers of the executive branch of government

• The powers of the legislative branch of government

• The powers of the judicial branch of government

• The powers shared between federal and state governments