Influence on the Constitution

Rules and Laws should be written down.

• True

• False

Who were the Founding Fathers?

• The were apart of British Parliament

• They fought in the French and Indian War

• They helped plan and form America's government

• They played for the Baltimore Orioles.

Check all that apply... After the Revolutionary War, Americans were nervous about...

• A strong central government

• A rebellion

• Large states having too much power

• Not having enough rules/laws

• California

Which of the following is not true? The Articles of Confederation were weak because ...

• Every state has one vote

• There was no national courts

• The national government had to ask the states for money

• There was a President

• All 13 colonies had to agree to change the document .

Because the Articles of Confederation, the founders had to create the Constitution

• True

• False

Which two documents influenced the writing of the Constitution?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Treaty of Paris

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Amendments

How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the King?

• The king cannot speak to his citizens

• The King can not cruelly punish his citizens

• The King cannot tax his citizens

• The King cannot have an army in times of peace

How did the English Bill of Rights give rights to citizens?

• The citizens can write the king

• The citizens can have weapons

• The citizens can tax the king

• The citizens can punish other citizens

According to the Declaration of Independence, what "unalienable rights" do citizens have?

• peace, love, and joy

• Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness

In the quote, "it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and institute a new government," what does the word abolish mean?

• Start

• Change

• Stop

• Love