Politics of the United States Questions

A federation is a form of government in which power is divided between state governments and a national government.

How many Amendments were ratified under the Articles of Confederation?

There were two Plans being considered by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention. Which of the following was NOT one of the Plans being considered?

How many delegates met in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787 to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation?

What is the greatest accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation?

To settle the debate on how many "other people" (slaves) would be considered in a state's population, the delegates agreed on The 4/5 Compromise

Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government could make money, but could not

Based on the new Constitution, how many Senators were to come from each state?

What was the name of the Compromise at the Constitutional Convention that created the framework for the Constitution?

When the delegates met in Philadelphia in May of 1787, they planned to only make changes to the Articles of Confederation

Who proposed a compromise of the two Plans?

In the Great Compromise, there are two houses of Congress in the Legislative Branch, and Upper and a Lower House. Both of them are filled based on a state's population

Why is it difficult to make decisions under the Articles of Confederation?

The leaders also looked to the ____ that King John of England signed in 1215.

Independence and public service were encouraged and they did not want ______ to take over.

Rome eventually became a ___ under the ruler Caesar Augustus. This is a government in which one person or small group holds complete authority.

___ was also encouraged and included in the Northwest Ordinance. Jefferson warned them about not being ignorant.

under the constitution laws pass by congress rn-not the state

how many states had to agree in order of the articles to be changed

gave large and small states the same power