OSW 26~Founders & the Process Practice

What document created the first independent government in America?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Constitution

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Declaration of Independence

Who had authority under the Articles of Confederation?

• the states

• the Founders

• the executive branch

• the federal government

What were the Federalist Papers?

• newspapers in Philadelphia and Boston

• essays that supported the new government

• responses from King George II to Washington

• letters from the Committee of Correspondence

To whom did the Constitution give the power to negotiate with Indigenous tribes?

• Congress

• the military

• the president

• states

Select all that apply: Who wrote the Federalist Papers? Select all that apply.

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• George Mason

• Benjamin Franklin

What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• They created a 'league of friendship.'

• Congress could not levy or collect taxes

• There was a powerful federal government

• The states elected their own representatives

True or False: Elbridge Gerry believed in a powerful federal government.

• True

• False