US Constitution

A limited government depends on______.

• power of the king

• number of voters

• consent of the people

• size of the country

What document did each state write after gaining independence from Britain?

• a declaration

• a compromise

• a constitution

• a will

Religious freedom means that you

• believe in a god.

• can build churches anywhere.

• don't have to pay to go to church.

• have the right to believe as you wish.

What did the Second Continental Congress do?

• run the war and write the Articles of Confederation

• nominate convention delegates and choose a meeting place

• convince Britain to lower taxes and pull out troops

• write the Constitution and elect the president

The Articles of Confederation

• failed to provide sufficient protections for states' rights.

• gave the central government too little power to be effective.

• allowed people to elect their representatives to the Congress.

• made the president of the Congress too strong.

In 1787, what rights did the Congress guarantee to settlers of the Northwest Territory?

• the same rights as people in the thirteen states

• the right to settle all land west of the Mississippi River

• the right to own and trade in enslaved people

• the same rights as Native Americans on reservations

What was the stated purpose, according to the Congress, of the Grand Convention of the States in 1787?

• to petition the states for money to pay foreign debts

• to write a new constitution

• to recommend changes to the Articles of Confederation

• to elect a president

Why didn't Patrick Henry attend the Grand Convention of the States in 1787?

• He was serving as ambassador to England at the time.

• He didn't have time to attend conventions.

• He wasn't elected as a delegate to the convention.

• He didn't want to strengthen the central government.

What idea in the Virginia Plan caused the most disagreement?

• The central government should protect Americans against foreign enemies.

• The central government should protect the liberties of Americans.

• The central government should make laws to govern trade among states.

• The central government should have higher powers than the states in certain areas.

A federal system of government is a system in which

• the states have more power than the central government.

• the central government holds all legislative power.

• power is divided between different levels of government.

• power is concentrated in one nationally elected leader.