Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, what part of the government had the MOST power?

• the judicial branch

• the president

• the state governments

• national government

Why was this first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III  was still in charge of USA
• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power
• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III
• ask; no

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• weak
• strong
• both strong and weak
• neither  strong nor  weak

The Northwest Territory was located...

• north and west of the Ohio River, including present day Ohio

• south and east of the Louisiana Purchase

• in the present day Northwest region, including the states of Oregon and Washington

• in present day Canada

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...

• To own slaves

• Religious freedom

• Right to a trial by a jury

• To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

Which branch of government makes laws?

• Executive
• Judicial 
• Legislative

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

• Supreme Court Judges
• Vice President
• President
• Cabinet

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• to make the laws

• to interpret the laws

• to enforce the laws

• to renew the laws