Development of American Government

The first plan of government for the United States was called the _________________________. It had many weaknesses and led to people wanting to reform the government.

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Does the following statement show a weakness or success of the Articles of Confederation? The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 allowed new states to be admitted to the United States. 

• Success

• Weakness

Does the following statement show a weakness or success of the Articles of Confederation? Congress did not have enough money to pay Revolutionary War soldiers.

• Success

• Weakness

Does the following statement show a weakness or success of the Articles of Confederation? Congress could not make laws or collect taxes.

• Success

• Weakness

Does the following statement show a weakness or success of the Articles of Confederation? Congress could not make rules about trade with other countries.

• Success

• Weakness

A __________________ is an agreement between two or more people or groups of people where each side gets a little bit of what they want. 

• Congress

• Representative

• Federalist

• Compromise

States with _______________________ people wanted representation to be based on total population. 

• many

• few

• equal

• some

States with a __________________________ people wanted representation to be equal for each state.

• many

• few

• equal

• some

Which statement about the Three-Fifths Compromise is accurate?

• It meant three-fifths of all states were needed to pass laws.

• It did not impact a state’s representation in Congress.

• It said that three out of every five enslaved people could be included in a state’s population for representation to Congress.

• It said that three-fifths of women in the country could vote.

The creation of the bicameral legislature (the House of Representatives and the Senate) was called ____________________________.

• The State’s Treaty

• The Constitutional Convention

• The Great Compromise

• The Bill of Rights