Ch. 6 Study Guide

What was the structure of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• it had legislative, executive, and judicial branches

• it had a congress and an executive branch, but no judicial branch

• it had a one-house congress with no executive or judicial branches.

• it had a two-house congress with no executive or judicial branches.

Which of the following explains a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• inflation and taxes decreased

• American Indian nations and European settlers fought

• The states controlled trade within and outside the country

• Congress organized new territory received under the Treaty of Paris

Why were many American Indian groups angry about the location of the Northwest Territory?

• it limited trade with settlers

• it allowed settlers to move on their lands

• it expanded slavery onto their lands

• it recognized American Indian lands

Based on what Abigail Adams wrote to her husband at the Constitutional Convention, one could draw the conclusion that she was an advocate for ____________.

• women's rights

• civil rights

• men's rights

• free land

Which of the following best explains why delegates attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• to create a government

• to set up a different plan for government

• to declare independence from Great Britain

• to determine who would be the first president

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention debated how much __________ the national ___________ should have.

• money, government

• authority, branch

• understanding, representatives

• power, government

who manages elections?

• State Government

• Federal Government

who regulates trade with states?

• State Government

• Federal Government

who sets up military?

• State Government

• Federal Government

who sets up postal service?

• State Government

• Federal Government