Chapter 6 A New Nation

What was one difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

• Under the Constitution, the government could not pass laws to collect taxes.

• Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was strong.

• Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had only one branch.

What caused Shays’s Rebellion?

• One state raised taxes that people paid on their property.

• The federal government jailed people who could not pay their taxes.

• The federal government taxed the income farmers earned.

What problem did war debts pose for the new nation?

• The American people did not believe that the country owed money.

• The government could not collect taxes to repay the debts.

• The American people did not want to repay the debts.

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to form a stronger government by revising the Articles of Confederation

• to name a leader for the country’s army

• to decide whether a king should lead the government

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?

• It put three-fifths of the Articles of Confederation into the Constitution.

• It included three-fifths of the enslaved people in population counts.

• It gave small states three-fifths as many representatives as large states.

Which of the following can ONLY the national government do?

• collect taxes

• manage elections

• print money

Why did some states hesitate to ratify the Constitution?

• They were hoping for a better document.

• They wanted to abolish slavery.

• They thought it needed a Bill of Rights.

Which of the following is a civic responsibility?

• free speech

• voting

• due process

When the Constitution was written, which citizens had the right to vote?

• free African American males

• white married females

• white male property owners

Social Security is an example of a government program that

• promotes the general welfare.

• ensures domestic tranquility.

• provides for the common defense.