Payne VUS. 5 creating a new government

Why did the founding fathers want a weak government?

• didn't want to repeat a government  with an all powerful king
• they weren't sure of what they were doing
• They felt it was the thing to do
• weak is best

Name the first government of the United States?

• the Constitution
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Declaration of Independence
• a Monarchy

Only one branch, no ability to tax, couldn't form an army are all weaknesses of --

• the king of England
• the Constitution
• the Articles of Confederation
• The Native Americans

The job of the Legislative Branch of government - 

• make laws
• enforce laws
• interpret laws
• create a military

The job of the Judicial branch of government?-

• interpret laws
• create laws
• enforce laws
• build a court system

the President is a member of which branch of government

• The Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
• the Pentagon

the "father of the Constitution" - who did most of the writing

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Mason
• James Madison

the group that supported the ratification of the Constitution -

• Federalists
• anti -Federalists
• Democrats
• Republicans

Anti-Federalists were opposed to the Constitution unless it included --

• a Bill of Rights
• an amendment
• a declaration of independence
• clause about the King

the Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by -

• George Mason
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson