Review for 3rd Six Weeks Progress Report Test

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To establish a new government

• To negotiate a peace treaty

• To list grievances against the King

• To declare war against England

• To explain why they were breaking away from England

What is Federalism?

• A system where power is shared between the central government and local governments

• A system where power is concentrated in the central government

• A system where power is shared between the central government and the states

• A system where power is concentrated in the states

What were the strengths of the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal government could raise taxes

• More power to the states than the Federal government

• Had a national court system

• A blueprint for a new government

• Federal government could print money

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal government could not raise taxes

• Federal government had more power than the states

• All states had to approve changes to Articles

• National government could print money

• There was a national court system

What were the key problems with the Articles of Confederation?

• They were a failure and eventually replaced by the Constitution

• The federal government could issue money but could not tax

• They gave the federal government the power to tax

• More populous states had more representation

Why did the founding fathers call a Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• To strengthen the Articles of Confederation

• To declare independence from England

• To establish a monarchy

• To negotiate a peace treaty with England

What was the significance of Shay's Rebellion?

• It resulted in the overthrow of the government

• It proved the strength of the Articles of Confederation

• It led to the writing of a new Constitution

• It led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence

What was the Virginia Plan?

• A plan to create a strong central government with three branches

• A plan to count slaves as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation

• A plan to give each state an equal number of votes in the Senate

• A plan to revise the Articles of Confederation with a one-house legislature

What was the New Jersey Plan?

• A plan to revise the Articles of Confederation with a one-house legislature

• A plan to create a strong central government with three branches

• A plan to count slaves as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation

• A plan to give each state an equal number of votes in the Senate

What was the Great Compromise?

• Each state would have an equal number of votes in the Senate

• Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on state populations

• Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on the number of slaves

• Each state would have an equal number of votes in the Senate

• Created issues between large and small states