Constitution

The Articles of Confederation limited the authority of Congress by

• giving more power to the President.
• weakening the power of the states.
• creating a republic.
• requiring 9 of 13 states to agree before a law is passed.

Shay's Rebellion showed people

• how to get a law passed by Congress.
• the weaknesses of government under the Articles of Confederation.
• the value of making compromises.
• why a bill of rights was needed.

Making the national government strong without taking away the powers of the states was an accomplishment of

• the Constitutional Convention.
• the Articles of Confederation.
• President Washington and his Cabinet.
• the Annapolis Convention.

In a federal system of government, power and authority

• belong to the President alone.
• belong to the national government alone.
• belong to the states alone.
• are shared by the states and the national government.

Who has the authority to veto a bill?

• the President
• the Supreme Court
• the Senate
• the Cabinet

The writers of the Constitution made sure no one branch of government could become too powerful by

• making the President the leader of all three branches.
• creating a system of checks and balances.
• creating political parties.
• appointing the leader of each branch for life.

People who were Federalists

• supported a weak national government.
• wanted the Preamble to the Constitution to begin with "We the States..."
• wanted a bill of rights added to the Constitution.
• wanted to ratify the Constitution.

Freedom of religion, speech, and the press are protected by the

• First Amendment.
• Second Amendment.
• Fifth Amendment.
• Tenth Amendment.

Basic human rights are protected by the

• Second Amendment.
• Third Amendment.
• Ninth Amendment.
• Tenth Amendment.

To help him do the work of the executive branch, the first President of the United States created

• a Cabinet.
• a federal system of government.
• the Supreme Court.
• a two-house Congress.