1.3 Reading: A Birth of A New Nation

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

Why did the former British colonies create a weak federal government?

• They wanted to overthrow British rule

• They feared the power of a strong federal government

• They wanted to deal with the nation’s problems

• They wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation

What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation created an overpowered federal government that controlled the states

• The Articles of Confederation created a weak federal government that lacked the power to deal with the nation’s problems

• The Articles of Confederation created an overpowered federal government that lacked control

• The Articles of Confederation created a weak federal government that controlled the states

What did the representatives end up doing at the Constitutional Convention?

• Revising the Articles of Confederation

• Creating a weaker federal government

• Declareing independence from Britain

• Planning for an entirely new federal government

What is a kind of system did the U.S. Constitution create?

• A federal system

• A unitary system

• A confederate system

• A parliamentary system

What is a federal system?

• A system of government in which the federal government and the state governments share power

• A system of government in which the federal government holds all power

• A system of government in which the local government holds all power

• A system of government in which the federal government holds no power

What was the purpose of separating the federal government into (3) branches?

• To give more power to the executive branch

• To give more power to the legislative branch

• To give more power to the judicial branch

• To check (restrain) acts of the other branches

How many houses are there in the legislative branch of the United States?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

How many states were required to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

• Nine

• Ten

• Eleven

• Twelve

How many amendments were proposed to the U.S. Constitution?

• Nine

• Ten

• Eleven

• Twelve