Chapter 4-3 part B (BG)

Now that the colonies were "free and independent states", each had to organize its own _________.

• government

• taxes

• army

Each state created a plan for government, also know as a _________________.

• constitution

• charter

• declaration

By creating written constitutions, the states were clearly spelling out the limits on the government's power.

• True

• False

To help guard against the abuse of power, each state constitution allowed governors to serve as long they would like.

• True

• False

Conflicts with the English king and Parliament had made the colonists fearful of giving power to a _____________.

• central government

• national bank

• committee of correspondence

Large states wanted representation in government to be

• based on population.

• equal among all states.

Small states wanted representation in government to be

• equal among all states.

• based on population.

What was the name of the United States' first government, which was an alliance of independent states?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• The U.S Constitution

Which was the ONLY branch that was part of the Articles of Confederation?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Montesquieu, a French philosopher, suggested that governments break up into all of the following branches EXCEPT

• federal

• legislative

• judicial

• executive