Test on Chapter 7/8 is scheduled for Wednesday
Advanced Social Studies homework- Look up five important people in history and five important events in history (all in the 18th century)list the websites and be ready to take them to the library on Monday.
Chapter 7/8 Study Questions and answers
1. Give two reasons why Americans wanted written constitutions for their new governments.
Would clearly tell the rights of all citizens
Would limit the power of government
2. What is a bill of rights?
List of the freedoms the government has to protect
3. Our nation’s first constitution was the Articles of Confederation. Give 6-7 provisions
A. each state had one vote in Congress
Gave Congress the power to declare war
States had the final authority
Although Congress could pass laws, at least nine of
the thirteen states had to approve a law
Congress could not regulate trade between states and foreign
Congress could not pass any laws regarding taxes
To get money – Congress had to ask each state for it
No state could be forced to pay
4. What were tow important laws passed by Congress in 1785 and 1787? Describe each
Land Ordinance 1785 called for the land to be surveyed and divided into townships. 36 sections and 1 township set up to support public school
Northwest Ordinance – set up government NW Territory and outlawed slavery
Important because it was a way new states would be admitted to the U.S.
5. After the war, the nation suffered an economic depression, and how was that connected to Shay’s Rebellion in 1786?
Economic depression – period when business activity slows price, wages fall and unemployment rises.
6. Name four important delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May, 1787.
Ben Franklin
George Washington – President Continental Congress
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
7. Why did the delegates decide to keep their meetings secret?
Wanted to be able to freely speak their minds without pressure from the outside
8. Explain the difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
Virginia Plan – called for a strong national government and three branches: legislative, executive, judicial
Two houses – Senate, House of Representatives
New Jersey Plan – called one house legislature – Each state would have on e vote no matter what the population
9. What was the Great Compromise? Who suggested it?
Great Compromise – House of Representatives chosen by all men who could vote. Decided by population
Senate – Each state would have two senators
10. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Three-fifths Compromise – 3/5 of the slaves in a state would be counted
11. Define these terms: republic and federalism
Republic – nation in which the voters elect representatives to govern them
Federalism – sharing of power between the states and the national government
13. What does separation of powers mean?
System of which each branch of government has its own powers
14. Give two facts about each of the three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Executive Branch – President
Legislative Branch – Congress
Judicial Branch – Supreme Court and other Federal Judges
15. What is the job of the Electoral College?
Electoral College – votes for the President and Vice-president of the U.S.
Electoral College were made up of the House of Representatives and the Senators of each state
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