Chapter 3 Civics

What is a constitution?

• A law

• A detailed, written plan for government

• A group that comes together for a common purpose

• An effect

What does bicameral mean?

• A law

• A region

• Divided into two parts, or houses

• An uprising

What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

• To set rules for surveying land

• The first plan of government for the United States

• To create a rebellion

• To approve laws

What was Shays's Rebellion?

• A law for the Northwest Territory

• A detailed plan for government

• An armed uprising in Massachusetts

• A group that comes together for a common purpose

What is a constitution?

• A list of laws for a specific state

• A plan for a common purpose

• A list of basic freedoms for every citizen

• A group of states working together

What does it mean to ratify a document?

• To reject it

• To write it

• To approve it

• To destroy it

Which area did the Northwest Ordinance help to settle?

• California and Nevada

• Texas and New Mexico

• Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota

• Florida and Georgia

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could easily enforce laws

• Congress had the power to collect taxes

• The approval of nine states was needed to pass a law

• The national government had more power than the states

What was the effect of Shays’s Rebellion?

• It strengthened the Articles of Confederation.

• It led to a peaceful resolution.

• It scared the whole country and led to calls for a stronger government.

• It resulted in a new tax law.

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention held on May 25, 1787?

• To draft the Declaration of Independence

• To change the Articles of Confederation

• To elect a new president

• To establish the Bill of Rights