A New Nation

What was the first governing document of the United States?

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

Who was in charge of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The President

• Ms. Randolph

• The Continental Congress

• The Judicial Branch

Check all of the branches of government.

• Legislative

• Presidential

• Executive

• Judicial

What would an Anti-federalist believe?

• the states should have more power

• the federal government should have more power

• there should be a president

Which branch of the government is the Supreme Court in?

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• there was too much taxing

• the president was Thomas Jefferson

• there was no national currency or money

What were the two political parties in early America?

• Democrats and Republicans

• Federalists and Anti-federalists

• Executive and Legislative

_____________ is when power is shared between the states and the nation.

• business

• confederation

• currency

• federalism

What is the name of the group that wrote the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

• Supreme Court

• Continental Congress

• Military

• Republicans

Under the Articles of Confederation the U.S. had no national military, why was this a problem?

• the U.S. could not defend itself

• they lost the Revolutionary War

• they could not pay taxes