Unit 3 Review

Guided Practice

Create a T-chart explaining the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. Your chart should include information on the following:

•Structure of the federal government•Powers granted to the federal government•Powers granted to the state government

Guided Practice

Identify and explain the compromises at the Constitutional Convention. You should include:

•The name of the compromises•The issue the compromise addressed•The different opinions on the issue (and who supported which opinion)•The compromise/resolution

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 influence settlement patterns?

a) It established a plan for surveying land west of the Appalachians.b) It provided a procedure for admitting new states into the Union.c) It settled the conflict over colonial land claims to the west.d) It established reservations for American Indians who lived on public lands.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution primarily to

a) curtail state powerb) protect the states from the power of the national governmentc) protect individual liberties from the power of the national governmentd) protect individual liberties from the power of state governments

The Constitution divided power among three branches to

a) prevent any person or branch of government from gaining too much powerb) make the process of taxation more acceptablec) make the administration of government more effectived) restrict the power of the Federal government

The essential feature of a federal form of government is

a) a system of checks and balancesb) a democratically elected Presidentc) protection of minority rightsd) division of powers between the national and state government

The Connecticut Compromise dealt directly with which of the following?

a) qualifications for voting in Federal electionsb) the establishment of the Electoral College System for electing the President c) the concept that the national government would be supremed) representation in the House and Senate

The United States Constitution grants certain powers only to the state governments. For example, only states can establish education systems. These powers are called

a) police powersb) reserved powersc) enumerated powers d) concurrent powers

The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to

a) allow for the admission of new statesb) limit the powers of the presidentc) provide adequate powers for the federal governmentd) prevent the development of military rule

One way in which the United States Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitution

a) created a national government having three branchesb) provided for the direct election of the President by the votersc) made the amendment process more difficultd) increased the powers of the states

In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as

a) three-fifths of a free person.b) non-taxable.c) property.d) equivalent to children.

The authors of the Articles of Confederation created a weaker federal government mainly to

a) cancel state debts incurred during the Revolutionary Warb) assist the southern states in their efforts to gain a manufacturing basec) promote the common goal of national sovereigntyd) prevent the abuses of power that had existed under British rule

One similarity between the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution is that both documents provide for

a) a national legislature to make lawsb) federal control of commerce between the statesc) federal power to impose and collect taxesd) the abolition of slavery

Which event, more than any other, convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?

a) the American Revolutionb) the British refusal to evacuate the forts of the Northwestc) Shays's Rebelliond) the Whiskey Rebellion