Unit 4 - Early GA Government Milestone Review

What was the name of the nation's first written plan for government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Why did the authors of the Articles create a weak national government?

• They did not favor a government that gave power to the Southern states.

• They felt they could eventually become a French colony after the British had completely withdrawn.

• They wanted to grow the power of the federal government slowly over time.

• They had just freed themselves from the control of the British and wanted to avoid another abusive government.

Why two Georgians signed the U.S. Constitution?

• Lyman Hall and John Treutlen

• William Few and Abraham Baldwin

• Button Gwinnett, George Walton

• James Madison and James Monroe

Why was GA so quick to ratify (approve) the U.S. Constitution?

• They had been the last colony, so they wanted to eat all the other colonies and become the first state of the new nation.

• They needed the aid and protection of a powerful government.

• They wanted their soldiers to get paid for their participation in the American Revolution.

• They wanted to use the federal government's power to help promote the sale of cotton from the Savannah port.

What was one the biggest complaints of the Anti-Federalists in regards to the US Constitution?

• It gave too much power to the President.

• It did not have a system of checks and balances.

• They thought a Federal Republic would not work.

• The document had no Bill of Rights, and therefore, it did not guarantee the basic rights of citizens.

What are the Bill of Rights?

• The articles that separate the powers of the three branches of government.

• The first ten amendments which grants the basic freedoms of the citizens.

• The first Constitution of the United States of America.

• A name for the individual states' constitutions.

Which of the following three branches of government IS matched correctly to its role?

• Legislative - enforces the law

• Judicial - interprets the law

• Bicameral - divides power among two houses

• Executive - creates the law

What did the Great Compromise do?

• It made sure to count slaves as part of the general population of each state.

• It created a bicameral legislative branch. Once house was based on the population of each state, and the other house was based on equal representation.

• It stated that there would be an even number of "Northern vs. Southern" states.

• It allowed the British and colonists to work together to create laws for the new nation.

What did the 3/5 Compromise state?

• It stated all educated citizens would be allowed to vote but only 3/5 of the uneducated votes would count.

• It stated that over half a state's GDP had to come from agriculture.

• It stated that only 3/5 of a state's population could be male.

• It stated that only 3/5 of the slave population would count toward a total state's population.

What type of government does our nation have today?

• Federal Republic

• Pure Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Socialist State