United States Constitution 222

The Articles of Confederations

• Was a strong document that united the country.

• Was weak and ineffective.

• Drove the delegates to declare war on Great Brittain.

• Gave the colonists peace of mind

In the Preamble of the Constitution "We the people" at that time meant _______________________.

• All the people of the United States.

• All the men in the United States

• Rich, White Land Owners

• Zombie Nation

Why is the Constitution such a powerful document?

• The Constitution has a system for sharing power between branches of government.

• It grants/gives power to all citizens of the United States.

• It gives all of the power to the President of the United States.

• It can declare war with Great Britain.

True or false. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• True

• False

The word "Ratify" means to ...

• Hand over all of your possessions.

• Declare war on France.

• Accept and put into motion.

• Give back to it's rightful owner.

Congress is the branch of government that makes ...

• Outfits for the Military.

• Laws for United States.

• Passports

• Rules for the NBA

The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States was approved by the states in ...

• 1783

• 1744

• 1723

• 1788

Why did the Delegates agree that both state and national governments should share power?

• So that the Federal and State government could make laws and collect taxes.

• So that State governments could control local matters, such as police services and public education.

• So that the government could spy on innocent people.

• So that the government could declare war on

Our government balances power through how many branches of government?

• 5

• 13

• 3

• 9

In government, what are Checks and Balances ?

• The power of the government to give everyone a check.

• The power to check or stop the work of another branch of government. Keeping it from gaining too much power.

• The power to declare war on Germany.

• The power to walk a balance beam.