Name: ___________________ Chapter 10 Study Guide
1. What were the Articles of Confederation? List 3 of their weaknesses.
2. Correct if incorrect. Shay’s Rebellion was led by a group of farmers protesting high taxes in Massachusetts.
3. What was Congress’s main accomplishment under the Articles?
4. Explain the who, what, where, when, and why of the Philadelphia Convention.
5. Name 3 people who were not at the convention and explain why they were not there.
6. List the first 4 decisions made by the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.
7. What was the Great Compromise? How did it combine the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
8. Know the meaning of each of these phrases from the Preamble:
“to form a more perfect union”--
“establish justice”--
“ensure domestic tranquility”--
“provide for the common defense”--
“promote the general welfare”--
“secure the blessings of liberty”--
“to ourselves and our posterity”--
9. Explain the structure and function of each of the three branches of the government.
10. What are some qualifications you have to meet in order to be president?
11. What are checks and balances? Give two examples. Why did the Framers put them in the Constitution?
12. How many states had to approve the Constitution before it could go into effect? What was the first state? The last?
13. Why did many people refuse to vote for the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added?
14. Explain three of the first ten amendments and why you think they are important.
15. Who was the first president? The first vice president?
16. What were Washington’s advisors called?
17. Name the first two political parties and describe their beliefs.