Chapter 14 History Alive

The document that is described the first government of the United Stated of America.

• Constitutional Convention
• Articles of Confederation
• branches
• Government

Delegates from most of the United Stated met to work on a document that created a stronger government. What was the meeting called?

• Quakers Meeting
• Checks and Balances
• Constitutional Convention
• The Meeting of the Minds

The document that created a strong national government and still exists today is called the__________________

• Articles of Confideration
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Report Card

The US government is divided into three parts or ________________ each with its own powers and responsibilites.

• branches
• stems
• parts
• segments

The system that keeps any one part of the national government from becoming too powerful is called _____________.

• The Military

• The President

• branches of government

• checks & balances

The key problem of the Articles of Confederation was that it made the national government too strong.

• True
• False

George Washington, James Madison, and Governor Morris were three key figures at the Constitutional Convention.

• True
• False

The Constitution created a national government that was divided into three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.

• True
• False

This branch has the power to determine whether a law is unconstitutional.

• executive
• judicial
• legislative

The head of this branch can suggest ideas for new laws in the State of the Union speech.

• executive
• legislative
• judicial