Constitution 4th Grade

Why were the Articles of Confederation created?

• To provide a written guarantee of individual rights.

• To declare independence from Britain.

• To establish the powers of the national government.

Which answer explains the federal type of government?

• The state governments have all the power.

• The President has all the power.

• The power is shared between federal and state governments.

Which was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• all colonies had to use the same currency

• there was no national military

• slavery was prohibited by all colonies

Which event relates to: Slavery, State's Rights, and the Great Compromise?

• the Constitutional Convention

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Louisiana Purchase

• the Deuffrage Movement

What type of government is this picture?

• federal

• constitutional

• popular

When deciding how states should be represented in Congress, what did the Constitutional Convention decide?

• Congress will have two houses, one with representation based on population, and the other with the same number of representatives from each state.

• Congress will have one house, with the states with small populations having more representatives.

What is true about the Great Compromise?

• made a Congress with a Senate and a House of Representatives.

• gave the Supreme Court the power to decide if laws are unconstitutional.

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, one thing the people did not agree on was if slaves should be counted in the population. The Three-Fifths Compromise was to...

• count three-fifths of the total population.

• count three-fifths of the slave population.

What was the major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• France did not accept the independence of the United States.

• The federal government was too weak.

• Great Britain still could make laws for the colonies.

• The state governments were too weak.

The Articles of Confederation had several areas of weakness. What conclusion can be drawn about its major weaknesses?

• Money was the same from state to state.

• A king ruled the state government.

• There was no army and no court system.