New Nation

Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation had to be revised?

• The states no longer had any power.

• More and more states wanted to join the new nation

• The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

• The federal government had no power to raise an army.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government could not meet on a regular basis. 

• The federal government could not stop citizens from voting.

• The federal government could not write its own constitution.

• The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

Which of the following would be the BEST title for this list?

No federal courts to settle disputes between states 

To pass laws, each state had one vote, and all had to agree on it 

• Strengths of the U.S. Constitution 

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Strengths from the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses in the Declaration of Independence

Why was George Washington made the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• He was married to a princess from Great Britain.

• He was strongly opposed to slavery in the United States.

• He was trusted and respected by colonial leaders.

• He was one of the authors of the Articles of Confederation.

How did Benjamin Franklin help get the Constitution written?

• He got the large states and small states to agree to the Great Compromise.

• He got northern states and southern states to agree to the three-fifths compromise.

• He wrote the Preamble to describe the purpose of the new government.

• He wrote the Bill of Rights to protect the natural rights of the people.

Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it? 

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

The Virginia Plan + _______ Plan = Great Compromise

• Philadelphia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Washington Plan

• Three-fifths Plan

How was the issue of state representation solved in the new government?

• Two houses were created: one just for the big states and another just for the smaller states.

• Checks and balances were put in place to stop the big states from using their power on the small states.

• Two houses were created: one based on population and another with two people from each state.

• Three branches of government were created to include two representatives in each branch from each state. 

What was the MAIN disagreement between the states at the Constitutional Convention?

•  the types of powers given to Congress

• the number of branches of the federal government

• the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress

• the number of representatives each state would have in Congress

What disagreement did The Great Compromise solve?

• Disagreements over how states would be represented in the legislative branch.

• Disagreements over how enslaved people would be counted for states’ population. 

• Disagreements over how states would elect representatives to the legislative branch.

• Disagreements over how the president would be elected as the leader of the Executive branch.