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History Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the Articles of Confederation, at least how many of the 13 states had to approve for a law to be passed? | 9 of the 13 |
| How many settlers could apply for statehood during the Northwest Ordinance? | 60,000 |
| What was a sign that the Articles of Confederation were not working? What needed to happen? | Shay's Rebellion and that a change was needed |
| How did Americans, such as George Washington, react to Shay's Rebellion? | By wanting the Articles of Confederation revised |
| If power in the congress was based on population, would the smaller or the bigger states lose power? | Smaller |
| New Jersey Plan : Legislative Branch : each state regardless of what would have the same vote in congress? | Population |
| The Great Compromise : Seats in the what would be awarded according to population? | House of Representatives |
| The 3/5 Compromise was what? | 3/5 of slaves would be counted in the population |
| What are the three branches of government? | Executive, Legislative, and Judicial |
| Legislative Congress - What's the most important power of congress? | To make the nations laws |
| Executive branch - Who? What does it do? | The President and carries out the nations laws |
| The President and the Vice President are only elected by who? | All American voters |
| What are the Federalist Papers? | Essays on the support of the constitution |
| What was argued about the constitution? | That the constitution must spell out was to protect peoples basic rights |
| The Bill of Rights became a part of the Constitution? | The Amendment Process |
| The States : | Responsible for public education in the United States, |
| Which plan are the three branches of government under? | Both |
| Why did small states favor the New Jersey plan? | All states had equal representation in the legislature |
| What resolved the conflict between the two plans shown in the diagram? | The Great Compromise |
| One vote per state would appear under what plan in the diagram? | New Jersey Plan |