1. Chapter 5 “Creating a Constitution”
Section 1 “A Confederation of States”
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2. Vocabulary Republic Unicameral legislature Bicameral legislature
Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson
Federal
Northwest Territory
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Shays’ Rebellion

3. Review-Prepare your Response Cards

4. States that wanted a more democratic form of government with greater representation for the common people favored
A) A unicameral legislature
B) a Bicameral legislature
C) A strong governor
D) no governor

5. A) a unicameral legislature

6. Most state constitutions guaranteed
The tyranny of the majority
Universal suffrage
Freedom of religion
The dominance of a state church

7. C) Freedom of religion

8. What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create?
A) a strong, centralized government
B) an alliance of weak and dependent states
C) a loose confederation of strong state governments
D) a federal system with a bicameral legislature and a President

9. C) a loose confederation of strong state governments

10. Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
A) Congress did not require a majority vote to pass laws.
B) Congress allowed large states to have multiple votes
C) Congress could not levy or collect taxes from the states.
D) Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce and foreign trade.

11. C) Congress could not level or collect taxes from the states

12. A government in which officials are elected by the people
A) Republic
B) Democracy
C) direct Democracy
D) dictatorship

13. A) republic

14. A plan for government of land north of the Ohio River and west of Pennsylvania to the Mississippi River_________
A) Articles of Confederation
B) Land Ordinance of 1785
C) Northwest Ordinance of 1787
D) Shays’ Rebellion.

15. C) Northwest Ordinance of 1787

16. The first constitution of the United States_________
A) Articles of Confederation
B) Land Ordinance of 1785
C) Northwest Ordinance of 1787
D) Shays’ Rebellion.

17. A) Articles of Confederation

18. A system for distributing public lands
A) Articles of Confederation
B) Land Ordinance of 1785
C) Northwest Ordinance of 1787
D) Shays’ Rebellion.

19. B) Land Ordinance of 1785

20. True/False
Because the American Revolution promoted greater religious liberty, most states also guaranteed freedom of religion in their constitutions.

21. True

22. True/False
The Articles of Confederation granted limited powers to Congress such as the power to tax and to declare war.

23. False

24. True/False
Under the Articles, the federal Congress could not establish a common currency, nor could it regulate interstate commerce or levy taxes.

25. True

26. True/False
Shays’ Rebellion did little to convince Americans that a stronger central government was needed.

27. False