Creating a Republic I

A document which describes the government of a country

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble

• Legislative Branch

The name of the FIRST constitution of the United States

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Common Sense

• Articles of Confederation

Which statement about the Articles of Confederation is FALSE?

• It created a leader, called a President

• It created a lawmaking group called Congress

• It divided up new land in the west

• Each state had 1 representative in Congress

The Articles of Confederation created a central government of lawmakers called

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• President

• Parliament

Congress had the power to tax under the Articles of Confederation.

• True

• False

• X

• X

Congress created ONE common currency for the country under the Articles of Confederation.

• True

• False

• X

• X

Under the Articles of Confederation...Congress could force states to follow laws

• True

• False

• X

• X

Under the Articles of Confederation...Congress could raise and army and declare war.

• True

• False

• X

• X

Under the Articles of Confederation...Congress was weaker than the states.

• True

• False

• X

• X

A group of state delegate met in Philadelphia to create a new CONSTITUTION. They were called

• Continental Congress

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• Constitutional Convention