Understanding the Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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2. The Articles - 100 Points Under the Articles why was the central government weak?

3. The Articles - 100 Points Answer No president to carry out the laws and no courts to settle disputes.

4. The Articles - 200 Points Under the Articles why did the government not have any money?

5. The Articles - 200 Points Answer Congress could not levy (pass) taxes

6. The Articles - 300 Points What ordinance set up the process of how a territory becomes a state and was the strongest part of the Articles?

7. The Articles - 300 Points Answer The Northwest Ordinance

8. The Articles - 400 Points Under the Articles what were states quarreling over?

9. The Articles - 400 Points Answer Western lands and boundaries.

10. The Articles - 500 Points In what two ways were other countries not showing respect to the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation?

11. The Articles - 500 Points Answer Great Britain refused to remove their troops and Spain closes the Port of New Orleans.

12. Let’s Have a Convention! 100 Points The Constitutional Convention was held in what year?

13. Let’s Have a Convention! 100 Points Answer 1787

14. Let’s Have a Convention! 200 Points What were the two major plans proposed for representation in Congress called?

15. Let’s Have a Convention! 200 Points Answer The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan

16. Let’s Have a Convention! 300 Points The Great Compromise allowed a two-house Congress. The number of Representatives a state could have was based on __________ while each state was allowed ____ Senators.

17. Let’s Have a Convention! 300 Points Answer Population: 2 Senators

18. Let’s Have a Convention! 400 Points What compromise dealt with counting the slave population for House representation?

19. Let’s Have a Convention! 400 Points Answer The 3/5ths Compromise

20. Let’s Have a Convention! 500 Points Who led the Constitutional Convention?

21. Let’s Have a Convention! 500 Points Answer George Washington

22. 8.16d - 100 Points Which principle of the Constitution says that everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws.

23. 8.16d - 100 Points Answer Limited Government

24. 8.16d - 200 Points ___________ is the distribution of power between a federal government and the states within a union.

25. 8.16d - 200 Points Answer Federalism

26. 8.16d - 300 Points The U.S. Constitution authorizes each branch of government to share its powers with the other branches. This allows one branch to limit another branch of government.

27. 8.16d - 300 Points Answer Checks and Balances

28. 8.16d - 400 Points Political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government is an example of which principle of the Constitution?

29. 8.16d - 400 Points Answer Popular Sovereignty

30. 8.16d - 500 Points Congress makes the laws, the President enforces the laws and the Supreme Court interprets the laws. This is an example of which principle of the Constitution?

31. 8.16d - 500 Points Answer Separation of Powers

32. Feds and Anti-Feds 100 Points What did the Constitution not have that made the Anti-Federalists not like the Constitution?

33. Feds and Anti-Feds 100 Points Answer A Bill of Rights

34. Feds and Anti-Feds 200 Points These publications were written by three Federalists to help gain support for the Constitution.

35. Feds and Anti-Feds 200 Points Answer The Federalist Papers

36. Feds and Anti-Feds 300 Points Who led the Anti-Federalist party?

37. Feds and Anti-Feds 300 Points Answer Thomas Jefferson

38. Feds and Anti-Feds 400 Points Name the leader of the Federalist party?

39. Feds and Anti-Feds 400 Points Name one of the major Federalist leaders.

40. Feds and Anti-Feds 500 Points Answer Alexander Hamilton

41. Feds and Anti-Feds 500 Points Name a leading figure of the Anti-Federalists.

42. I Have a Right! - 100 Points Which freedom specifically protects the media? (newspapers/radio/television)

43. I Have a Right! - 100 Points Answer 1st Amendment

44. I Have a Right! - 200 Points Which amendments gives us due process of law?

45. I Have a Right! - 200 Points Answer 5th, 6th & 7th

46. I Have a Right! - 300 Points Which amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment?

47. I Have a Right! - 300 Points Answer 8th Amendment

48. I Have a Right! - 400 Points Which amendment gives the people all rights not specifically written in the Constitution?

49. I Have a Right! - 400 Points Answer 9th Amendment

50. I Have a Right! - 500 Points Which amendment gives you the right to a speedy trial?