Challenges of a new Nation

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak national government
• Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states
• All of the  above

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III was still in charge of USA

• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

What were the Articles of Confederation

• A newsletter for the American colonies

• The first constitution of the United States

• A set of British laws to tax the American colonies

• A set of British laws to tax the American colonies

How many votes in Congress did each state have under the Articles of Confederation?

• Based on the population of the state

• Based on the amount of taxes a state paid

• 1

• 2

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1788?

• The Third Articles of Confederation

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?

• Senate
• Judicial
• House of 
  Representatives
• House of Congress

The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 

• Great Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise
• Great Dispute
• Big Agreement