Chapter 4

Question 1

Forerunner to the Constitution

Answer 1

Mayflower Compact

Question 2

First National Constitution

Answer 2

Articles of Confederation

Question 3

A success of the AOC, set boundaries for states in the midwest

Answer 3

Land Ordinance of 1785

Question 4

all new states are equal

Answer 4

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 5

critical period in the United states, farmers rebelled against the banks

Answer 5

Shays’ Rebellion

Question 6

The decision to tear up the Articles of Confederation and start from scratch

Answer 6

Great Decision

Question 7

Plan by James Madison to establish a bicameral legistlature

Answer 7

Virginia Plan

Answer 8

Connecticut Compromise

Question 9

States that 3/5 of a state’s slave population would be counted

Answer 9

Three Fifths Compromise

Question 10

Allowed congress to regulate foreign trad with native Americans but they couldn’t levy taxes

Answer 10

Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

Question 11

Relationship between states and national government

Answer 11

federalism

Question 12

Political Power is divided among 3 political institutions

Answer 12

separation of powers

Question 13

A system where each branch has power over each other

Answer 13

checks and balances

Question 14

where the constitution was adopted

Answer 14

Independence Hall

Answer 15

George Washington

Answer 16

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 17

James Madison

Answer 18

Gouverneur Morris

Answer 19

Charles De Montesquieu

Question 20

The documents that laid the foundation for many state constitutions

Answer 20

The Articles of Confederation

Question 21

The body that served as the national government for the war of independence

Answer 21

The Second Continental Government

Question 22

Accomplices of the national government under the Articles of Confederation

Answer 22

Concluded th treaty of paris, laid the basis for national unity

Question 23

Three Weaknesses of the articles of confederation

Answer 23

9/13 Had to approve any measure before it could be passed by congress

The articles only had one branch of government (legislative)

The articles did not grant congress the power to tax

Question 24

Locations of the two preliminary meetings that led to the Constitutional Convention

Answer 24

Mount Vernon, Virginia

Question 25

When the Constitutional Convention was held

Answer 25

Philidelphia

Question 26

Number of men who signed the constitution

Answer 26

55

Question 27

the purpose and writers of the Federalist Papers

Answer 27

To explain the purpose of the Constitution and to defend it. Hamilton, Jay, and Madison

Question 28

thee words thst describe Madison’s Political thought

Answer 28

Constitutionalism, Republicanism, and federalism

Question 29

the branches of government established by the Constitution and explain the purpose of each

Answer 29

The executive enforces laws, the Legislative makes laws, and the Judicial Interprets laws

Question 30

The form of government all states in the union have according to Article IV

Answer 30

The Federal Government