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Unit 2 Multiple
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta-how did it influence American leaders when they were considering the structure of their government? | by showing it was important to limit powers of the government |
| Virgina State for Religious Freedom-how did Thomas Jefferson's ideas in this statue differ from previous ideas held by the government? | government cannot control religious choices |
| How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect education and slavery in the Northwest Territory? | it required that public education be provided (free for citizens) |
| What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785? | to set up a system for surveying and dividing western land |
| How did the Declaration of Independence influence the Articles of Confederation? | when the Declaration was written, they made sure that it made the central government weaker |
| Why were the Articles uneffective in solving internal problems that existed in the states? | there were errors in the Articles, so they had to revise them for the Convention; there was no on that was able to send people to the army |
| What change to the structure of the government did the Virgina Plan suggest? | -legislature would be bicameral -supreme power to central government -have three branches of government |
| Great Compromise- how did it resolve the debate over state representation in the federal government? | -bicameral -each state has two representatives in Senate -amount of representatives in the House would depend on population |
| 3/5ths Compromise-what was it? what debate did it solve? | -3/5 of the slave population would be counted in the state population -whether slaves should or should not be counted in the population |
| Why did the framers of the Constitution include checks and balances? | to make sure all the branches had equal powers |
| Bill of Rights- what are they? | first ten of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens' rights |
| What is Congress's function in the federal government? | -writes laws -grants money -declares war -approves treaties -confirms presidential appointees |
| Judicial Branch- what is its role? On what grounds can a federal court strike down a state of federal law? | strikes down laws when they find them unconstitutional |
| Election of 1796- why was it different from the 1st election? What was the 1st political party division in the U.S.? | there were more than one candidate running for president |
| What is the Electoral College? | group of people selected from each of the states to cast a vote in presidential elections |
| National Bank- why did Alexander Hamilton take measures to limit the bank's power? | so they would not have complete control over all the government's money |
| George Washington- according to his farewell address, what was the key national success | political unity |
| what was the 1st political party division in the U.S.? | Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans |
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