Unit 2: Articles of Confederation to War of 1812

Question 1

Lack of a strong central government was a result of colonial experiences with the king

Answer 1

Articles of Confederation

Question 2

Congress could not require the British government to honor the Treaty of Paris

Answer 2

Ineffective diplomatically

Question 3

Congress could not collect taxes from the states / Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 3

Ineffective economically

Question 4

Meeting in Philadelphia, 1787

Answer 4

Constitutional Convention

Question 5

Agreement to have a legislative branch with two houses - bicameral

Answer 5

Great Compromise / Connecticut Compromise

Question 6

Representation based on population, directly elected by the people

Answer 6

House of Representatives

Question 7

Equal representation, regardless of population, elected by state legislatures

Answer 7

Senate

Question 8

Promoted the interests of the less densely populated white South

Answer 8

Three-fifths Compromise

Question 9

Supported the Constitution, a stronger national government without the Bill of Rights, and a loose interpretation of the Constitution

Answer 9

Federalists

Question 10

Supported the Constitution with a Bill of Rights, stronger state government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution

Answer 10

Anti-Federalists

Question 11

Powers were divided so that each branch shared governmental authority

Answer 11

Separation of Powers

Question 12

Although one branch might have a certain power; another branch could check or balance its power

Answer 12

Checks and Balances

Question 13

Congress would not be allowed to interfere with the slave trade for twenty years

Answer 13

Slave trade compromise

Question 14

Series of essays written to explain the Constitution so that the states would ratify (approve) the new government. These essays are still an important source for understanding the Constitution.

Answer 14

Federalist Papers

Question 15

Two levels of government share power

Answer 15

Federalism

Question 16

excise tax on whiskery / create national bank, tariffs, strong national government, government by wealthy, loose interpretation of the Constitution, neutral on the French Revolution

Answer 16

Alexander Hamilton

Question 17

strict interpretation of the Constitution, vs. tariffs, states’ rights, government by common man, support the French Revolution

Answer 17

Thomas Jefferson

Question 18

-strong central government
-powers in the hands of wealthy
-economy based on industry
-loose interpretation of the Constitution

Answer 18

Federalist

Question 19

-strong state governments
-power in the hands of the common people
-economy based on agriculture
-strict interpretation of the Constitution

Answer 19

Democratic-Republican

Question 20

equal protection of the law / due process

Answer 20

14th Amendment

Question 21

abolition of slavery

Answer 21

13th Amendment

Question 22

income tax

Answer 22

16th Amendment

Question 23

universal male suffrage (right to vote)

Answer 23

15th Amendment

Question 24

prohibition

Answer 24

18th Amendment

Question 25

women’s suffrage

Answer 25

19th Amendment

Question 26

direct election of senators

Answer 26

17th Amendment

Question 27

Three Constitutional Amendments known as the Reconstruction Amendments

Answer 27

13, 14, 15

Question 28

Four Constitutional Amendments associated with the Populist and Progressive movements

Answer 28

16, 17, 18, 19

Question 29

During the time of John Marshall, in a Supreme Court case, he asserted the importance of the judicial branch in the government by establishing the rule of judicial review.

Answer 29

Marbury v. Madison