Shaping a new Nation

Describe the government under the Articles of Confederation.

• The states had very little power
• It had a strong central government
• Congress had little power and couldn't collect taxes
• The United States had a president

Under the Great Compromise, each state had the same number of representatives 

• on the Supreme Court
• in the House of Representatives
• in the Senate
• in Parliament

What was the final outcome of the Constitutional Convention?

• due process
• the preamble
• The Great Compromise
• The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation

To ratify means to 

• reject 
• accept 
• approve
• deny

Which branch of government creates the laws?

• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

Which branch of government carries out the laws?

• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch

A statement of principles and laws of a national government is called

• treaty
• compromise
• ordinance
• constitution

Which Founding Father wrote the Great Compromise?

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

One of the most important problems facing the US after the American Revolution was

• slave revolts
• Indian uprisings
• Economic problems caused by the inability of the government to repay the war debt.
• Great Britian not recognizing the US as a new country