5 Written Questions

1. Enacted in 1787, it is considered one of the most significant achievements of the Articles of Confederation. It established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 states
2. A law that divided much of the United States into a system of townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers.
3. Requirements to become President of the United States
4. Acronym for the President of the United States (for notetaking purposes.)
5. The branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's laws. This branch is detailed (sorta) in Article 3 of the Constitution.

5 Matching Questions

1. Shays' Rebellion
2. cede
3. Articles of Confederation
4. Legislative Branch
5. Compromise

1. a America's first constitution, approved by Congress in 1777, it created a very loose alliance of the 13 independent states. Was replaced when the US Constitution was ratified in 1787.
2. b A middle way between two extremes.
3. c to give up
4. d The branch of government that makes the laws. The essential details of this branch are included in Article 1 of the Constitution.
5. e a rebellion by debtor farmers in western Massachusetts, led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays, against Boston creditors. it began in 1786 and lasted half a year, threatening the economic interests of the business elite and contributing to the demise of the Articles of Confederation. This action revealed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a formal accusation of misconduct in office against a public official
   1. Amend
   2. execute
   3. Compromise
   4. impeachment
2. Series of essays by Federalists; James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, written to support the ratification of the Constitution.
   1. George Mason
   2. Federalists
   3. Federalist Papers
   4. Anti-Federalists
3. money
   1. Amend
   2. cede
   3. currency
   4. anarchy
4. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
   1. George Mason
   2. depression
   3. Compromise
   4. cede
5. English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
   1. John Locke
   2. Compromise
   3. POTUS
   4. anarchy

5 True/False Questions

1. Amend → correct; change ; generally for the better

   True        False

2. execute → to give up

   True        False

3. Virginia Plan → American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights during the debate over the ratification of the US Constitution (1725-1792)

   True        False

4. New Jersey Plan → Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states.

   True        False

5. anarchy → correct; change ; generally for the better

   True        False