A New Nation

What is the Preamble?

• a document that first held the states together as a union

• to approve

• the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• an introduction to the Constitution

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• the introduction to the Constitution

• the document that first held the states together as a union

• refusal to sign a law

What is the Bill of Rights?

• the document that first held the states together as a union

• an introduction to the Constitution

• the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• refusal to sign a law

What does veto mean?

• to approve

• refusal to sign a law

• an introduction

• to add

What does ratify mean?

• to approve

• to refuse to sign a law

• an introduction

• to add

Why was the Constitutional Convention called?

• Delegates needed to choose a president.

• Delegates wanted to name a chief justice.

• The country needed a stronger central government and make changes to the Articles of Confederation.

• The country was on the brink of war.

What was the MOST important way that the new government described in the Constitution that prevented any one person or group from becoming too powerful?

• The government had a two-part legislature.

• The government had three branches with check on each other's powers.

• The Constitution divided power between two executives.

• The Constitution provided voting rights to everyone.

What was one difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

• Under the Articles of Confederation, the government only had one branch.

• Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was strong.

• Under the Constitution, all states had to approve laws.

• Under the Constitution, the government could not pass laws to collect taxes.

What problem did war debts pose for the new nation?

• The American people did not want to repay the debts.

• The American people did not believe the country owed money.

• The government could not collect taxes to repay the debt.

• The government could not get good terms for repaying the debts.

When the Constitution was written, which citizens had the right to vote?

• Free African American males

• white, married females

• white, male property owerns

• married, African American women.