Unit 3 (US Consitution)

Question 1

What were the strengths of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 1

Ability to control foreign relations and ability to declare war

Question 2

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 2

Lack of authority to tax, regulate trade, states held most of the power to create laws, lack of executive branch

Question 3

What is the Great Compromise?

Answer 3

Made it so that some aspects leaning towards small states and aspects leaning towards large states for representatives in Congress were added

Question 4

What is the Three-Fifths Compromise, and who did it favor?

Answer 4

It made it so that 5 slaves are worth 3 people in representation for the government.

Question 5

Federalists

Answer 5

Believed that a strong government was important to run the country.

Question 6

Anti-Federalists

Answer 6

Believed that a weak government, with power going to states, was important to run the country.

Question 7

What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer 7

A set of unalienable rights given to every citizen.