Lesson 1: A Weak Government
Lesson 2: Debate in Philadelphia
Lesson 3: Ratifying the Constitution
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100
What did the states hope to gain under the Articles of Confederation?
What is freedom, independence, and a firm league of friendship?
100
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation?
100
How did Benjamin Franklin describe the government under the Constitution?
What is, "A republic, if you can keep it."?
100
How did the Articles of Confederation affect relations between the United States and European Nations?
What is the Articles of Confederation kept the United States from forming strong trading relationships with European nations because Congress could not pass laws making rules for trade? Also, some governments had little respect for the United States.
100
What is another name for the representatives?
What is a delegate?
200
What best describes the government under the Articles of Confederation?
What is Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes?
200
Which point in the Virginia Plan was objected to by supports of the New Jersey Plan?
What is that larger states should have more representatives in Congress?
200
What happened when Congress pledged to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
What is many states signed the Constitution?
200
In what ways was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 successful?
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was successful because it was a plan for allowing a large piece of land to become states that were the equals of the original 13 colonies?
200
What are the three branches of government?
What is the executive, judicial, and the legislative?
300
What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What is the government had only one branch?
300
What describes the Great Compromise?
What is equal representation in the Senate, representation based on population in the House of Representatives, and a Congress made up of two houses?
300
Which group wanted a strong national government, like that set forth in the Constitution?
What is the Federalists?
300
How did Shay's Rebellion and other protests affect the government?
What is Shay's Rebellion and other protests caused concern among the nationalists? They believed a stronger national government was needed. Eventually the Articles of Confederation were replaced with the Constitution.
300
What do you think was meant when it was said that the Constitution provided framework for a stronger central government?
Possible Answer: What is the Constitution provides the main idea and not the details? The details can be added when necessary to make the Constitution relevant to the current society.
400
What caused "Shay's Rebellion?"
What is the Massachusetts property taxes were hard on farmers?
400
What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?
What is the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation?
400
What best describes the Antifederalists?
What is people who were unhappy with the Constitution?
400
Why did delegates draft a new plan instead of revising the Articles of Confederation?
What is some delegates thought that a revision would not make the national government strong enough? By proposing the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, delegates indicated that they were not happy with the Articles of Confederation and supported the idea of a new plan.
400
What was the underlying (main) reason that many states wanted the Bill of Rights to be part of the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights places specific limits on government? Some people still feared that a strong government would become too powerful. The Bill of Rights took away that fear.
500
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 order?
What is that the territory be divided into smaller states?
500
What is a goal that was stated in the Preamble to the Constitution?
What is to protect the people's liberty?
500
What best describes the Bill of Rights?
What is ten Constitutional amendments specifying freedoms?
500
Why was it so important for the delegates to be able to change their minds at the Constitutional Convention?
What is because the delegates had to compromise to come up with a plan with which most would agree? Sometimes a compromise means a person has to change his or her mind.
500
Who were the authors of The Federalist essays, and what were they trying to achieve?
What is The Federalist essays were written by Federalists James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay? They wanted to educate people on the weakness of the Antifederalists' arguments. They were hoping that once people were informed, they would see that the Antifederalists were incorrect in their opinions and vote for the Constitution.
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