A New Nation

A refusal to sign a new law into effect.

• To ratify

• To veto

• To agree

• To disagree

To sign or give formal consent to.

• veto

• agree

• disagree

• ratify

The introduction to the Constitution.

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Summary

The first plan for government that held the states together.

• Preamble

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

The first ten amendments to the Constitution.

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

Why was the Constitutional Convention called to order?

• The delegates needed to choose a president.

• The delegates wanted to name a chief justice.

• They wanted to declare war.

• The needed to create a stronger government and wanted to change the Articles of Confederation.

What is written in the Constitution that ensures all branches of the government are equal and none will become more powerful than another?

• checks and balances

• having two parts in the legislature

• voting rights for everyone

What was one of the results of Shay's Rebellion?

• To defeat the new nation's army.

• To impose new taxes on farmers.

• To create a stronger central government.

• To create state militias.

What natural feature formed the western boundary of the territory included in the Northwest Ordinance?

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Mississippi River

Which answer describes one reason why the Articles of Confederation were weak?

• The government had only one branch.

• The government was strong.

• All states had to approve laws

• The government could not pass laws to collect taxes.