Name ___________________________________________
Quiz Date: 3/5, 3/6
Birth of a Nation Study Sheet
1. Articles of Confederation
was the country’s first written Constitution during
the American Revolution
2. Executive
were the two branches of government that did not
exist under the Articles of Confederation
3. Judicial_________________
4. Weak
______
the type of national (central) government that was
provided under the Articles of Confederation
5. One
______
was the number of votes that each state received
under the Articles of Confederation
6. No Common Currency
this weakness meant that each state had its own
money
7. Congress could not collect taxes
Because of this weakness the government could
not provide any services
8. Virginia Plan___
the plan that our national government is based on
today
9. 3
the number of branches our current government
has
10. James Madison
was the author of the Virginia Plan
11. Federal System
the system that divides powers between a national
government and the governments of the states
12. Legislative
this branch makes the laws
13. Judicial
this branch determines if laws are Constitutional
14. Executive
this branch carries out (enforces) the laws
15. George Washington
was the president of the Constitutional Convention
16. James Madison
was the “Father of the Constitution”
17. Checks and Balances
was a system that keeps any one branch from
gaining too much power
18. Great Compromise
This provided equal representation of the states in
the Senate, while the House of Representatives
was based on the state’s population
19. Congress
is the lawmaking body of the legislative branch
20. Philadelphia
was the city where the Constitutional Convention
was held