Forming a New Nation

Forming a New Nation

HOW and WHY was the U.S. Government created?

Open Ended

What is the purpose of having a government?

Multiple Choice

After the Declaration of Independence was signed, were Americans independent?

• Yes

• No

• new national constitution

• established Congress

• States had sovereignty (power)

• WEAK national gov.

• no power to tax states

• no common currency

• 1 vote per state (regardless of size)

• no executive or judicial branch

• ultimately replaced by the CONSTITUTION

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The Articles of Confederation

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Multiple Choice

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (congress)
• Judicial (Supreme court)
• Executive (President)
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Multiple Choice

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

Multiple Choice

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

Multiple Choice

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Multiple Choice

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• the federal government was too weak

• It had no legislative branch

• The judicial was too powerful

• The executive was too powerful

Multiple Choice

The United States of America's first written plan for the government

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Who was Daniel Shays?

• a tax collector for the state of Massachusetts

• a farmer & former captain in the Continental Army

• a British officer

• a member of Congress

Multiple Choice

Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?

• The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again

• The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt

• They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them

• No one would buy their crops because they were over priced

Multiple Choice

In the fall of 1787, because of Shays' Rebellion, what did government leaders do?

• They decided Massachusetts couldn't be a state anymore

• They allowed all the states to become independent countries

• They met in Philadelphia to fix the Articles of Confederation

• They switched to a French model of government

Multiple Choice

Why was Shay's Rebellion so important in the formation of our government?

• Shays' Rebellion proved the need for a new taxation system.

• Shays' Rebellion showed the American leaders that a stronger government was needed to solve the problems of our new country

• Shays' Rebellion demonstrated the need for a more powerful military.

• Shays' Rebellion highlighted the need for a stronger judicial system.

• Balanced power b/w small states & large states

• created 3 equal branches​

• separation of powers - checks & balances

• avoided creating "too-powerful" central gov.

• slaves counted as 3/5 ​

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Great Compromise

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New York Plan
• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

• 39 out of 42 delegates signed

• ratification of states (9 out of 13 needed)

• federalism = power shared between gov. + states (wanted to ratify)

• anti-federalism = power of the people (opposed ratification)

• beginning of two political parties

• led to Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)

The Constitution -1787

Multiple Choice

Federalists supported a strong ____________ government. 

• National
• State
• Monarchy
• Republican

Multiple Choice

Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

• National
• State
• Central
• Republican

Multiple Choice

Why did Antifederalists want a bill of rights in the Constitution?

• to list their rights

• to protect their rights

• to prevent ratification of the Constitution

• to argue with Federalists

Multiple Choice

During the time period of Ratification of the Constitution the ___________ encouraged people to support Ratification.

• the Federalist

• the Antifederalists

• the Republicans

• sets out the reasons for a constitution

• says PEOPLE are establishing new gov.

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The Preamble

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