SS 7.4 Government Part I

The nation's first plan of government was called...

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Constitution

The Articles of Confederation set up a weak central government because most Americans were...

• still loyal to Britain

• afraid of giving the national government too much power

• uncertain about a democratic government

• unwilling to send delegates to Congress

One strength of the Articles of Confederation was...

• raising taxes

• calling for a president

• allowing women to choose leaders

• establishing a Congress

What issue did both the "Three-Fifths Compromise" and the "Great Compromise" deal with?

• Representation in Congress

• Amendments to the Consititution

• Rights of the accused

• Powers of the President

What did the Great Compromise do to settle the issue of representation in Congress?

• Gave each state 2 senators and a # of representatives based on population

• Allowed all states to have equal representation

• Had both houses of Congress chosen by state legislatures

• Had both houses of Congress elected directly by the people

What problem did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve?

• Divided representation in Congress between large and small states

• How to count the slave population towards representation

• Taxed the exploration of agricultural products

• Determined how many slaves would be able to vote in national elections

With popular sovereignty, government power goes to who?

• the President

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• the People

What does concurrent power mean?

• Only the federal government has the power

• Only the state government has the power

• The power is shared between the federal and state governments

• No one has the power

Organize 2 statements into the correct category:

Groups:

(a) STATE Power

,

(b) FEDERAL Power

,

(c) CONCURRENT (Both) Power

• Collecting taxes

• Declaring war

• Raising an army

• Overseeing education

• Building roads

• Giving drivers licenses

Why did the authors of the Constitution include separation of powers and checks and balances?

• To give most power to the executive branch

• To continue concepts from the Articles of Confederation

• To ensure the government branches would not argue

• To prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful