part five Flashcards
1
Q
- What was the first government of the United States?
A
Articles of Confederation
2
Q
- Why was the Constitutional Convention called in 1787?
A
to draw up the constution of the united states
3
Q
- What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that had to be added to the Constitution so that it would be ratified?
A
bill of rights
4
Q
- What plan of representation was brought from a small state and asked for representation to be equal in its unicameral Congress?
A
new jersey plan
5
Q
- What plan of representation was brought from a large state and asked for representation to be based on population in a bicameral Congress?
A
Virginia plan
6
Q
- What is the term for the sharing of power between the state and national government?
A
federalism
7
Q
- What compromise resolved the question of representation by designing a bicameral legislative branch with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate that would have two senators per state?
A
the great compromise
8
Q
article of the constution article 1-
A
legislative branch
9
Q
article of the constution article 2-
A
executive branch
10
Q
article of the constution article 3-
A
judicial branch
