Governing A New Nation

What do you feel was the MAIN reason each state felt the need to write their own constitution?

• They feared giving "government power" to a central government.
• they didn't get along with other states.
• they were forced to write their own constitutions by the president.
• they wanted to have their own currency

What was the MAIN problem that could arise from having 11 different state constitutions?

• it be hard to communicate with people of other states.
• it would be hard to know the rules when traveling from state to state.
• The president would favor certain states because of their constitutions.
• the president would disapprove of these rules.

What basic requirements did most states adopt for voting?

• all people 18 years of age and older.
• all people 18 and older who owned land.
• all white people 21 and over who were Christians.
• white, male , 21 years of age

What was the first state to include a Bill of Rights in their constitution?

• Kentucky
• Massachusetts
• Virginia
• Georgia

What were some rights included in this state's Bill of Rights?

• trial by jury and freedom of religion
• illegal search and seizure and miranda
• double jeopardy and cruel and unusual punishment
• freedom of the press and freedom of choice.

Which state was the first to include Freedom of Religion in their Bill of Rights?

• Virginia
• Maryland
• Jamestown
  Connetticut
• Boston

What was the MOST unique part of the Articles of the Confederation?

• it provided for 4 branches of government
• it provided for 4 presidents
• It provided for 2 supreme courts
• It provided for only one branch of government

What was the biggest flaw of the Articles of Confederation?

• it took ALL the power of state governments
• It had two presidents leading the country
• It provided no way to enforce the laws it made.
• it didn't allow people to vote in elections.

What was the first problem the nation ran into when they decided to settle the West?

• how to cross the Mississippi River.
• How to get rid of the Native Americans.
• How to pay for the voyage to the West.
• how to divide the land for sale.

What was the MAIN provision of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• A grid system used to sell individual plots of land.
• a way to divide the land among the native americans
• a way to divide the land to make certain all people got a chance to buy land.
• a way to guarantee that all people were treated equally.