Challenges of a New Nation

In 1777, the Articles of Confederation was a plan to unite the states. Problems with the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the ________

• Declaration of Independence
• Mayflower Compact
• Monroe Doctrine
• Constitution of the U.S.

What was the major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government was too weak
• The state governments were too weak
• Great Britain still could make laws for the colonies
• France did not accept the independence of the U.S.

The Articles of Confederation had several areas of weakness. Infer what conclusion can be drawn about its major weaknesses?

• The Bill of Rights was never added
• A king ruled the state government
• Money was the same from state to state
• There was no army and no court system

The Constitution was drafted in 1787. Since the people could not agree they had to compromise. The Great Compromise _______

• Decided how the President would be elected
• Gave the Supreme Court the power to decide if laws are unconstitutional
• Started the cabinet to help the President
• Made a Congress with a Senate and a House of Representatives

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution" because he worked hard to write and ratify it?

• Patrick Henry
• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 brought people together with different ideas. One thing the people did not agree on was if slaves should be counted in the population. The Three-Fifths Compromise was to

• Count three-fifths of the slave population
• Count all of the slave population
• Count three-fifths of the total population
• Count all of the total population

One famous delegate at the Constitutional Convention wrote a powerful speech persuading delegates to sign the Constitution in which most did.  Who was this famous and oldest delegate?

• Patrick Henry
• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

After the Constitutional Convention of 1787, who was the first president to be elected under the new Constitution of the United States?

• Patrick Henry
• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

One of the major issues discussed at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was State’s Rights. The decision was made to have a federal system of government. What is a federal system of government?

• State governments have all of the power
• State governments and the national governments have a balance of power
• The national government has all of the power
• The citizens have all of the power

What does compromise mean?

• To make a decision that only benefits one group of people
• To find a fair way that benefits both groups of people in a decision
• To make all of the decisions for a group of people