America's First Government

A written plan for government that describes the structure and powers of the government

• constitution
• article
• document
• policy

The first colony to organize as a state

• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Delaware
• Massachusetts

Which of these was NOT a common item in state constitutions

• a state militia
• a governor
• a bill of rights
• a bicameral legislature

The first constitution of the United States

• Articles of Confederation
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Federalist Papers

A group of individual state governments that band together for a common purpose

• Confederation
• Constitution
• Republic
• Compact

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state was given _____ vote(s) in the Confederation Congress

• 1
• 2
• 13
• 5

This law set rules for surveying and selling land in western lands

• Ordinance of 1785
• Northwest Ordinance
• Proclamation of 1763
• Treaty of Paris

"Bicameral" means . . .

• Congress has 2 houses
• Congress has one leader
• Congress has no representation
• Congress has 3 elevators

To "ratify" means . . .

• to approve
• to reject
• to debate
• to veto

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was . . .

• Congress had no power to collect taxes.
• Congress could not naturalize citizens.
• Congress could not trade freely with other nations.
• Congress did not need the states approval to pass laws.