Articles of Confederation and the new Constitution

The first constitution of the U.S. was called the Articles of Confederation.

• True

• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, a President would lead the country.

• True

• False

One of the main problems with the national government (Congress) under the Articles was its inability to ______

• Deal with Native American issues

• Collect taxes, from states or individuals, needed to pay off war debt

• Borrow money

Another major issue with the national government (Congress) under the Articles was its inability to

• allow states to print their own currency

• create a national military

• establish a postal service

After the Articles of Confederation failed, the national government was divided into 3 branches, rather than just a single group (Congress).

• True

• False

After the Articles of Confederation failed, under the new/current Constitution, a President was installed as the head of the _______ branch

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

After the failure of the Articles, under the Constitution, laws passed by Congress are ___ to state laws.

• superior

• inferior

As a result of the Great Compromise, under the current Constitution, Congress has ______.

• one chamber or house

• two chambers or houses

The new Constitution divided Congress into two chambers. Under the Constitution, each state gets two members in the _______.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

The # of members each state gets in the House of Representatives is based on its _____.

• population

• total taxes paid