True or False? → The American people loved the idea of having another king! They thought it was a great idea to give all of the power of government to one person again! As a result, when the states were writing their constitutions they strengthened the power of the state governors and weakened the powers of the state legislatures!

• True

• False

True or False? → The American People hated the idea of having another king! They never wanted to give too much power to one person again! As a result, when states were writing their state constitutions they weakened the power of state governors and strengthened the powers of the state legislatures!

• True

• False

True or False? The new State Constitutions ensured more people were able to vote!

• True

• False

What kind of government did Americans think that we should have? (hint! It's a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives! )

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

True or False? The American People agreed that they needed a Strong Central Government like they had with the British!

• True

• False!

True or False? The American People agreed that they needed a Central Government that could wage war and handle relations with other countries. With that said, they also thought that this Central Government should be weak and allow each state to remain free to act independently on most issues!

• True

• False

What did we call our first Constitution?

• The U.S Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Man

What was the one branch of government the Articles of Confederation set up for the Central Government of the United States?

• A Legislative Branch: one house legislature called Congress

• An executive branch called the Presidency

• A Judicial Branch called the Supreme Court

True or False? According to the Articles of Confederation, All 13 states were represented, equal, and had one single vote in Congress!!

• True

• False

True or False? According to the Articles of Confederation, A state's representation in Congress was proportional to the population of the state. For instance, since Virginia has more people than New Jersey, they will have more representatives than New Jersey!

• True

• False