Ch. 6 – Creating the Constitution /EQ: What’s the proper role of a national government?
Reading Challenge
1.
What was the name of the nation's first government framework?
2.
What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
3.
Why were many Americans wary of drafting a constitution?
4.
Why were many states hesitant to sign the Articles of Confederation?
5.
Which of the following was an issue with the Articles of Confederation?
6.
What major event made Americans consider strengthening the national government?
7.
What difficulty arose in interstate commerce under the Articles?
8.
Why did George Washington compare the effectiveness of the Articles to "a rope of sand"?
9.
Which of the following individuals became known as "the Father of the Constitution"?
10. What government structure was borrowed from Baron de Montesquieu in the Constitution?
11. What form of legislature did William Paterson's New Jersey plan propose?
12. What was the significance of checks and balances in the new government?
13. What form of legislature did James Madison's Virginia plan propose?
14. What was the Great Compromise that resolved the representation issue?
15. What problem was the Three-Fifths Compromise intended to solve?
16. What was the purpose of the newly created Electoral College?
17. The people who supported the Constitution called themselves
18. What was the main goal of the Federalist Papers?
19. Why did Massachusetts initially refuse to ratify the Constitution?
20. How does the Bill of Rights protect American citizens?