SS Tuesday

Question 1

the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose

Answer 1

Articles of Confederation

Question 2

to agree or pledge to support someone or something

Answer 2

committed

Question 3

a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

Answer 3

constitution

Question 4

a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution

Answer 4

Constitutional Convention

Question 5

a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true

Answer 5

contradiction

Question 6

a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan

Answer 6

framework

Question 7

the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.

Answer 7

Great Compromise

Question 8

a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed

Answer 8

Northwest Ordinance

Question 9

a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Answer 9

Northwest Territory

Question 10

to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification

Answer 10

ratify

Question 11

a country governed by elected representative

Answer 11

republic

Question 12

a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states

Answer 12

The Federalist Papers

Question 13

an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives

Answer 13

Three-Fifths Compromise