A Just Right Government

1.

1 point

Which plan called for a legislative branch with one house and that each state would get one vote regardless of the size of the state's population?

the Connecticut Plan

the New Jersey Plan

the Virginia Plan

2.

1 point

Under our new governing document, whose laws are considered superior?

All laws are considered equal.

Federal laws are superior to state laws.

State laws are superior to federal laws.

3.

1 point

What is a confederation?

the group of southerners who left the United States during the Civil War

a group of individuals united for a purpose

a small group of people who are suspicious of governmental power

4.

1 point

Which of the following would be a "pro" of the Articles of Confederation?

States got to keep their power and independence.

Any change in the Articles had to be unanimous.

Congress had no power to enforce laws.

5.

1 point

When we talk about a central government, we're referring to the

government of the individual states.

government of the whole country.

government of the regional states such as the south or the north.

6.

1 point

Which of the following would be a "con" of the Articles of Confederation?

States got to keep their power and independence.

Any change in the Articles had to be unanimous.

Congress had the power to set up a military.

7.

1 point

Which plan called for a two-house legislature and the idea that the number of votes each state would have would be based on the size of the state's population?

the New Jersey Plan

the Virginia Plan

the Connecticut Plan

8.

1 point

In the Congress of the Confederation, each state received how many votes?

two from each state

the number equal to the number of representatives from each state

one from each state

9.

1 point

Our second and final attempt at writing a framework for governing the United States was called the

Articles of Confederation.

U. S. Constitution.

Common Sense.

10.

1 point

Today we have a two-house legislature with

equal representation in both houses

a House of Representatives with one vote for each state and a Senate with one vote for each state

a House of Representatives with more representatives the larger the state's population and a Sentate with two votes from each state.