Unit 5 test review - a new nation:founding of the U.S.

Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?

• due to a lack of money, they couldn support it.
• Americans followed the Declaration of Independence.
• There were no problems.
• because of their experience with Britain

How did Shays' Rebellion show a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government must be allowed to collect taxes.
• Native Americans were being treated unfairly.
• Transportation in the U.S. needed to be iproved.
• The federal government could not maintain law and order.

How was the U.S. Constitution different from the Articles of Confederation?

• The Constitution created 3 branches of government.
• he Constitution gave more power to the individual states.

Why did many delegates to the Constitutional Convention argue for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

• They were going to expire.
• It created a strong central government.
• It allowed political power to be all in the legislature.
• It created a weak national government that could not control the states.

1)Revolutionary War
2)American Independce
3)Articles of Confederation
 
What is the best title for this list?

• Events leading to the writing of the Articles of Confederation
• Events leading to the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
• Events leading to the formation of the Bill of Rights

Why is James Madison called the ¨Father of the Constitution¨?

• He borrowed ideas from other countries.
• He owned the building where it was written.
• He provided the basic framework for the Constitution.
• He wrote the Preamble.

Who is considered the the ¨Father of the Constitution¨?

• Roger Sherman
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• James Madison

Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention think it needed a Bill of Rights?

• to outline a list of duties for each branch of government
• to provide a system of checks and balances on each branch
• to place limits on individual freedoms
• to place limits on government power

How did the Great Compromise settle the differences between the largely populated states and the the smaller populated states?

• Each would have representatives based on population, and each would have 2 senators
• A Bill of Rights would be added.
• All states would have equal representation in both houses.
• The President would be elected by indirect vote.

Why does the U.S. Constitution begin with ¨We the people of the United States...¨?

• to guarantee that everyone would have their natural rights
• to show that the country was free from Britain
• to explain that people would be protected from unfair laws
• to make it clear that the PEOPLE were creating it