Ch. 3 Lesson 1 and 2 Review

What is a detailed, written plan for government called?

• Constitution

• Ordinance

• Confederation

• Federalism

What term describes a legislature consisting of two parts or houses?

• Bicameral

• Confederation

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

• Northwest Ordinance

• Great Compromise

What is the term for a law, usually of a city or county?

• Ordinance

• Constitution

• Federalism

• Ratify

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• Meetings of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new constitution

• A series of essays written to defend the Constitution

• An uprising of Massachusetts farmers

• A law that set up a plan for surveying western lands

What is the Great Compromise?

• Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation

• A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice-president

• A form of government in which power is divided between the federal or national government and the states

• A person who opposed ratification of the Constitution

Who were the Federalists?

• Supporters of the Constitution

• Opponents of the Constitution

• A group of individuals or state governments

• A legislature consisting of two parts or houses

What document influenced the creation of state constitutions by guaranteeing basic freedoms and legal procedures?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Federalist Papers

Why was the first national government of the United States called a confederation?

• To create a single, strong army to win the war against England

• To establish a monarchy

• To promote trade with England

• To form a union with Canada

What was the legislature created by the Articles of Confederation called?

• The Confederation Congress

• The United States Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court