Lesson 8 Creating the Constitution

The Articles of Confederation did all of the following except

• serve as the first plan of government for the United States.
• form a loose union of the states.
• divide power among three branches of government.
• give Congress power to make war and peace.

Why is Shay's Rebellion an important event in U.S. history?

• threatened law and order in Massachusetts.

• dramatized the money problems faced by poor farmers.

• It led to the end of the Articles of Confederation and the passage of a new U.S. Constitution.

• showed how well the Articles of Confederation worked.

Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

• needs of eastern and western states.

• how to balance the interests of large and small states.

• rights of slaves and slaveholders.

• demands of farmers and workers.

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?

• three branches of government.
• two houses of Congress.
• an elected president.
• an end to the slave trade.

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• representation in Congress.
• election of the president.
• selection of Supreme Court justices.
• checks and balances.

James Madison is known as the "Father of the Constitution" because 

• he was the oldest and wisest of the delegates to the convention.

• he took notes on everything said during the convention.

• he studied modern and ancient governments to see what worked.

• He was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention.

The Constitutional Convention gave the job of choosing a chief executive to 

• major political parties.
• electors chosen by the states.
• state legislatures and governors. 
• members of Congress.

Supporters of the new Constitution were known as  

• Republicans.
• Patriots.
• Anti-Federalists.
• Federalists.

The first government of America was formed under the _________.

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights

Why did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention believe that their form of democracy would be more successful than previous republics in history? 

• Their democracy would be built on a much larger scale than previous republics.
• Their democracy would be built on a much smaller scale than previous republics.
• Only the wealthy would be able to vote.
• All races and sexes would be considered equal.