Ch 2 Gov

What is ratification?

formal approval

Anti-Federalists initially opposed ratification of the Constitution because they

wanted a Bill of Rights

What was the main point of disagreement between supporters of the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

how the States would be represented in Congress

Federalists favored ratification of the Constitution because they

supported a strong central government

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a central government that was too powerful

What resulted from the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

bickering among the states and economic chaos

Which of the following is NOT one of the historical British documents that helped shape the governments of the American colonies?

the Articles of Colonial Charter

What was the outcome of the First Continental Congress?

the British government imposed even stricter and more repressive measures

The idea that government can exist and function only with the consent of the governed is called

popular sovereignty

What made American colonists angry and resentful toward England?

harsh taxes and trade restrictions

A quorum is

a majority needed to conduct business

What was the outcome of the Second Continental Congress?

the colonies declared their independence from England

What three types of governments developed in the colonies?

royal, proprietary, and charter

Which of the following was NOT one of the major compromises made during the Constitutional Convention?

the Bundle Compromise

Why did leaders decide that only nine of the thirteen States would need to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect?

They had learned under the Articles that it was impossible to get all thirteen States to agree to anything

What is a bicameral legislature?

a legislature with two houses

Those who created the framework of the new government and wrote the Constitution are called

the Framers of the Constitution

The idea that government is not all-powerful is called \_____ government.

limited

Who became known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

James Madison

The first attempt to unite the former colonies under a central government was called the

Albany Plan of Union

The idea the government should serve the will of the people

Representative government

A combination of the Virginia and New Jersey plans

Connecticut Compromise

A plan to satisfy Southerners' desire to inflate the population count of their states

Three-Fifths Compromise

Madison's plan for a National Government with Greatly expanded powers

Virginia Plan

Excerpt- "...That the pretended power....

The king needed the consent of Parliament in order to tax people.

How many United States Representative does Texas have?

36