Ch. 14 The Constitution

The document that described the first government of the United States of America was called the Articles of Confederation.

• True

• False

Delegates from most of the United States met to work on a document that created a stronger government. This meeting was called the Constitutional Convention.

• True

• False

The document that created a strong national government and still exists today is called the Declaration of Independence.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

One problem with the Articles of Confederation was that it made the national government too strong.

• True

• False

The Constitution created a national government that was divided between two branches: the executive and legislative.

• True

• False

The 15th amendment granted suffrage to African American men.

• True

• False

Women finally gained the right to vote in 1870 when the 19th amendment was passed.

• True

• False

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

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

This branch can propose an amendment to the constitution

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch