Challenges of a New Nation Review

The Founding Fathers of the US wrote the ________________________ when they found the Articles of Confederation to be too weak.

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the United States

• Articles of Confederation 2.0

The Constitution of the US was written because the Articles of Confederation

• made the federal government too weak.

• made the state government too weak.

• Great Britain / England was too weak.

• France no longer wanted to help us.

What was the "Great Compromise?"

• choosing George Washington to be our first President

• creating a Supreme Court

• adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

• created Congress with a Senate & House of Representatives

Who is considered to be the "Father of the Constitution" because he gets the most credit for writing it?

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Which of these were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? (Choose all answers that are correct.)

• The US had no army or court system.

• The US still belonged to England

• The Bill of Rights was never added.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to

• to protect the rights of slaves

• protect the basic rights of American citizens

• make Mr. Bett's famous

• to make Americans pay taxes

The Three-Fifths (3/5) Compromise was related to how slaves should be counted in the population. This compromise said that

• three-fifths of the slave population would be counted

• all of the slave population would be counted

• 3/5 of the total population would be counted

• all of the total population would be counted

Who was the famous delegate who convinced many other delegates to sign the Constitution.

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• George Washington

Who was the first president to be elected under the new US Constitution?

• Donald Trump

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• George Washington

What is a federal system of government?

• State governments and the national government have a balance of power.

• the king has all the power

• the national government has all the power

• the people of the nation have all the power