6.1 OAA

1. What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• It was the Bill of Rights

• they were to weak

• they gave the US independence from Great Britain

Why are constitutions written?

• to confuse people

• so it can tax citizens and have no major leader

• to explain how the government is organized

THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES WAS CALLED THE...  

• Federal Government

• Continental Congress

• Articles of Confederation

• Northwest Territory

_____________ WAS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WEAK THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WAS.

• The American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• Constitution of the United States

• Constitution of the United States

THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WAS...  

• To overthrow the United States government

• To decide what to do about Great Britain

• To declare independence

• To fix the Articles of Confederation

A CONSTITUTION CAN BE WRITTEN FOR...

• Countries

• States

• Clubs

• All of the following, Countries, States, and Counties

A CONSTITUTION IS A DOCUMENT THAT...

• Declares independence

• Is a plan for government

• Sells part of a government's land

• Creates an army

A SYNONYM OF "AMEND" IS...

• create

• add

• declare

• destroy

THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS ARE KNOWN AS...

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT IN AMERICA IS...

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence