2023 Midterm Final Exam Review- Government | Constitution
GRADED A+ (ACTUAL EXAM ) Questions and Answers (Solved)
• Articles of Confederation
Answer: The name of the first national government in the
U.S. Was created to unite the 13 states during the Revolutionary War.
• Federal Government
Answer: Government that controls the entire country.
• State Government
Answer: Governments that control an individual state.
• Constitution
Answer: A document that creates the structure/laws of a government.
• Constitutional Convention
Answer: Meeting held in Philadelphia, Pa. to strengthen the national/federal
government.
• Articles of Confederation (Why Federal Government Weak)
Answer: The state governments were created stronger than the federal
government because it was feared that if the federal government was too strong, it would abuse its power like Parliament did.
• Great Compromise
Answer: Created the two houses of Congress (Senate, House of
Representatives) as it tried to solve the issue of representation of each state. Sen- ate used equal representation, House of Representatives based it on population.
• 3/5 Compromise Answer: Tried to solve the issue of counting slaves as part of a state's
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