The Constitution

Many Americans felt the Articles of Confederation made our central (Federal) government too ____________.

• strong

• weak

What was the name of the event that caused delegates to want to make a new Constitution?

• Constitutional Convention

• Federalist Papers

• Shays' Rebellion

• Bill of Rights

Shays Rebellion was a problem for the U.S. government because the Articles of Confederation wouldn't let the government raise a national _____________.

• tax

• dead

• army

• zoo

What did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to do with the Articles of Confederation?

• Change it

• Leave it as it is

• Burn it

• Throw it out

The Federalists wanted a ___________ national government.

• weak

• strong

The Anti-Federalists wanted most of the power to be with the individual _______________.

• states

• people

• delegates

• countries

Under The Great Compromise, small states liked the idea of the_________________ the most.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Under The Great Compromise, large states liked the idea of the_________________ the most.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Ratify means__________________________

• to formally approve of something

• to rate something

• a written document

• people at a convention

amendments are_________________

• to formally approve

• the framers of the constitution

• the senate

• changes