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5. Structure of the Articles Strengths of the Articles? Other Smart Stuff 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Weaknesses of the Articles State Constitutions

6. After the Am. Rev., the next step for all states was to create one of these.

7. State Consitution (10)

8. This state’s constitution was different from all other states’.

9. Massachusetts (20)

10. Most states gave their Legislative Branch more power. What was this called?

11. Legislative Supremacy (30)

12. State Constitutions used the idea of popular sovereignty. What does this mean?

13. The people are the highest authority (40)

14. How did the MA Constitution contradict the idea of popular sovereignty?

15. MA only allowed rich, white males the right to vote – not all people. (50)

16. Identify the only branch at the federal level under the Articles of Confederation

17. Legislative Branch (10)

18. Each state had this many number of votes at the federal level

19. One vote per state (20)

20. If a state breaks a federal law EXPLAIN what the federal government can do about it.

21. Nothing since the federal gov’t does not have an judicial branch to judge, or interpret, laws and people (30)

22. What type of government was the A.o.C. (hint: limits the power, so no one group has total power)

23. Limited Government (so we don’t turn back into GB) (40)

24. Identify some early American ideas that influenced the structure of the A.o.C.

25. Town Meetings, Mayflower Compact, Colonial Assemblies, House of Burgesses (50)

26. The federal government was only made up of the Legislative Branch. What were they responsible for?

27. Making Laws (10)

28. Identify one economic weakness of the A.o.C.

29. A.o.C. can’t collect taxes, regulate trade, or control the printing of money (20)

30. Describe why only having a Legislative Branch is considered a weakness.

31. No executive branch to enforce, no judicial branch to judge (interpret) laws (30)

32. Explain why a unicameral (one house) Legislature is a weakness.

33. Only one group to evaluate how good/bad the law is, etc. (40)

34. Describe the shift of power from the “old” version (triangle) to the “new” version.

35. (50) KING AND QUEEN People KING AND QUEEN

36. Set up a system for surveying & dividing public territory (into squares)

37. Land Ordinance of 1785 (10)

38. Identify the territory that was divided up under the Land Ordinance of 1785.

39. Northwest Territory (20)

40. Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, section 16 of the township was set aside for what?

41. A school (30)

42. This law established procedures for how to create states in the future.

43. Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (40)

44. Why should a territory have to create a constitution before becoming a state?

45. To set up rules and procedures for government to follow – organization! (50)

46. Identify the first national government in the US.

47. Articles of Confederation (10)

48. Farmers angry over huge debts owed to the state of Massachusetts was called…

49. Shay’s Rebellion (20)

50. Explain how the federal government helped MA put down Shay’s Rebellion.

51. They couldn’t help – the federal gov’t can only request troops for protection (30)

52. Why can’t the states and federal gov’t just print off a bunch of money to pay their debts?

53. It causes inflation: the value of money decreases when the supply of it increases (40)

54. Describe why requiring unanimous approval for amending, or changing, the A.o.C. was considered a weakness.

55. Too large a group of states to have everyone agree on everything all the time. Few problems will ever be fixed. (50)

56. Make your wager

57. Explain how the NW Ordinance of 1787 established rules for the expansion of the US.

58. Create a state constitution Population needed to be 60,000 people Free, public education Slavery prohibited