Chapter 6: A New Nation

Who was known as the "Father of our Country"?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

A system of government in which people elect others to make laws for them is  

• tyranny
• representative democracy
• rule of law
• socialism

Without ______________________, there are no leaders and laws to keep order.

• democracy
• government
• consent of the governed
• socialism

Which statement is true about the Articles of Confederation? It ____

• made the national government stronger than the states’ governments.
• was the first government of the new states
• was written in 1787
• established (set up) freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.

The Constitutional Convention called for delegates from each of the states to meet in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to -

• to draft a Declaration of Independence
• get suggestions for how to deal with Britain refusing to leave U.S. forts
• get suggestions for improving the Articles of Confederation
• write an entirely new Constitution

Who was NOT represented among the delegates?

• white men, Revolutionary War veterans, large land-owners, rich merchants
• African-Americans, poor farmers, women, Rhode Islanders
• plantation owners, lawyers, state legislators

The new national government would consist of the following branches-

• legislative and Royal governor
• legislative and a king
• legislative, executive and judicial
• legislative and judicial

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What are the two the main purposes of the Bill of Rights?

• allow the US Supreme Courts to interpret the Constitution

• put limits of governmental power

• give the central government more power

• protect the rights of people and the states

The first ______ amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.

• 1
• 12
• 10
• 3

Which branch of the government makes or creates the laws?

• judicial
• legislative
• executive