US History- Unit 2

What was the name of the first document that ruled the United States?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

What does a constitution do?

• describes the parts of a government and their jobs

• sets up a king and queen

• sails through the water

The government that rules our entire country is called the FEDERAL government. So what were people who wanted to make the federal government stronger called?

• Anti-federalists

• Federalists

• Democratic Republicans

What is a government run by the people called?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

Who led the Constitutional Convention?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Did everyone at the Constitutional Convention want to create a new Constitution?

• Yes

• No

What are the three branches of our government?

• Church, State, and Republic

• Legislative (Congress), Judicial (courts), and Executive

• Red, White, and Blue

Each branch of our government has powers that keep each other from getting too much power. What is this called?

• Knights and Queens

• Checks and Balances

• Savings and Checking

What event led to the Constitutional Convention?

• Lexington and Concord

• The Battle of Yorktown

• Shay's Rebellion

What was the BIG problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no king

• The government could not tax people

• Too many people were in charge