Constitution 2

1781 is to the Articles of Confederation

As 1776 is to the ______________

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

1607 is to the establishment of Jamestown

As 1620 is to the _______________

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is to Thomas Jefferson

As Common Sense is to ______________

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

The first casualty of the Boston Massacre is to Crispus Attucks

As the Boston Sons of Liberty is to _______________

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation was important because it –

• created a means for establishing the executive branch

• provided every citizen in America the right to vote

• Enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nations

• was the first form of government for America

The reason the Articles of Confederation only established the legislative branch was to -

• Show the importance of a representative legislature to foreign nations

• Keep power out of the hands of the courts

• Ensure the government would not become too powerful

• Give the legislature supreme rule over all the states

One negative effect of the Articles of Confederation was that-

• All citizens did not have the right to vote

• The Supreme Court held ultimate power over the government

• Unalienable rights of the people were revoked

• No branch was provided to enforce the laws

The Articles of Confederation did not allow the federal government to levy taxes on citizens. This led to -

• States taxing their citizens then giving all their funds to the federal government

• The federal government seizing lands from Loyalist during the American Revolution to generate revenue

• The federal government being unable to pay off its war debts

• A protest by members of congress because of their lack of funding

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• Created a general council to manage colonies

• Experienced strict control by Parliament

• Established their own representative institutions

• Appointed governors who reported to the king.

The rights listed above were

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address.