Creating a New Government

Which type of government from the following list is the United States most like?

• Direct Democracy
• Monarchy
• Theocracy
• Representative Democracy

Who did Alexander Hamilton believe needed to hold the power in the new nation?

• The States
• The King
• The President
• The National Government

Why was the Constitutional Convention necessary?

• The Articles of Confederation were weak and needed to be replaced
• The Constitution needed amendments made to it
• It was not necessary

Why were the Articles of Confederation "weak"?

• National Government had too much power
• States had too much power
• NO one listened to what it said

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston, Massachusetts
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Queens, New York
• Atlanta, Georgia

What did the 3/5 Compromise do?

• Determined that you needed a majority vote to change the Constitution
• Stated that a state must have 3-5 representatives attend all meetings
• Determined that slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person when determining population
• A law that placed a 60% tax on all goods

What was the name of the first Constitution of the United States?

• The Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Treaty of Paris

Which event encouraged many Founding Fathers to create a stronger national government?

• Shays Rebellion
• American Revolution
• Federalist Papers
• Raid of Harpers Ferry

Why did Daniel Shays lead a rebellion?

• He was a loyalist and was made the British lost the American Revolution
• Farmers were in debt and the courts were taking their land and throwing them in jail
• The government was taking away the citizens weapons
• He thought slavery was immoral and was hoping to end slavery by starting a rebellion

Which of the following was not one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• No navy or army
• No system of national courts
• The national government had very high taxes on the individual states
• National government could not force states to obey laws