Articles of Confederation and the Constitution II

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create a bill of rights
• to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
•  to declare independence from Great Britain
•  to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation

Which branch of government interprets laws?

• Judicial (courts)
• Executive (president)
• Legislative (Congress)

What was the name for the essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution?

• Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer
• The Anti-Federalist Essays
• The Federalist Papers
• The Fundamental Orders

This branch makes and passes laws for the country

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

One weakness of the Articles Of Confederation was that it lacked which 2 branches of government?

• Legislative & Executive
• Executive & Judicial
• Judicial & Legislative
• Executive & Oak

What was the job of the 1 branch of government in the Articles Of Confederation?

• Enforce laws

• Make laws

• Interpret whether a law is Constitutional

• Promote westward expansion

Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of:

• The Treaty of Paris
• The Affordable Care Act
• The U.S. Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence

At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey plan proposed:

• a two-house legislature
• a court system
• one vote for each state
• a chief executive chosen by the legislature. 

The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government. 

• Weak
• Strong
• Stable
• Big

What article of the Constitution addresses the ratification of the Constitution

• Article I

• Article VII

• Article III

• Article V