Our New Nation Review

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The federal (nationa) government was too strong.

• The federal (national) government could not collect taxes from the states.

• The states did not have anough power

• The federal (national government) collected too much tax money.

Why did the United Stated replace Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation did not give states any rights.

• The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to have militias.

• The Articles of Confederation did not give enough power to the national government.

• The Articles of Confederationbanned slavery.

Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

Why was the new American government divided into three branches with separate powers?

• to keep the military weak and divided

• to prevent one part of the government from gaining total control

• the keep the power out of the hands of the public

• to ensure a strong central government

According to the Constitution, what two legislative houses create the national Congress?

• Supreme Court and Senate

• White House and Supreme Court

• House of Representatives and Senate

What branch of government is represented in this chart?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

United States government has three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. What document decided this?

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Northwest Ordinance

• Declaration of Independence

What branch of government is shown in the chart?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

What concept does this diagram represent?

• Republican and Democratic political parties.

• checks and balances to ensure that no branch can have too much power.

• different state government

• individual rights

Which part of the United States Constitution contains the first ten amendments?

• The Conlcusion

• The Introduction

• The Preamble

• The Bill of Rights