government test next Monday (1/12)

Your test on American government will be next Monday (1/12) and will be the same format as previous tests.  Your handouts and notes from class are the basis for this unit, since there was only a bit of textbook reading, so be reviewing those.
Here are your study questions:

1.  What were the strengths and weaknesses of American government under the Articles of Confederation?

2.  Why was Shays’ Rebellion one of the ten days that unexpectedly changed America?

3.  Was Daniel Shays a rebel or a patriot?

4.  What were the main issues discussed at the Constitutional Convention?  Who were the major players in the writing of the Constitution?  What key compromises were reached?

5.  What main issue divided Federalists and Anti-Federalists?  How was this dispute resolved?

6.  What key functions does the Constitution serve?

-What does it do?

-How and why does it divide power?

-How is it a living document?

7.  What rights are guaranteed by the bill of rights, and why are these necessary for democracy to function effectively?

8.  How have later amendments to the Constitution helped to fulfill the original promises of American democracy?

9.  What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current system of government? (In what ways is democracy in America both a blessing or a curse?)