GE History Alive Chapter 14 The Constitution

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the central government

• was too strong.

• could not make war.

• could not pay its bills.

• took power from the states.

The men in Shay’s Rebellion were fighting to

• free the slaves.

• unite the states.

• stop state courts from taking their property.

• get out of the army.

Why did the states call a Constitutional Convention?

• to write state constitutions

• to organize political parties

• to break away from Great Britain

• to improve the Articles of Confederation

The first government (before the Constitution)

• had two branches.

• was too powerful.

• was too weak.

• had a president.

In the executive branch, the president can

• appoint representatives.

• choose his cabinet.

• make laws.

• interpret laws.

Whose main job is to make laws?

• Congress

• governor

• president

• Supreme Court

The advisors to the head of the executive branch make up the

• ambassadors.

• cabinet.

• court.

• Senate.

After a government official is impeached, what happens next?

• The person goes to jail.

• The person must resign.

• The House holds a vote.

• The Senate holds a trial.

The judicial branch can decide whether a law is

• popular

• reasonable

• unconstitutional

• wise

Which term refers to the principle that nobody is above the law?

• rule of law

• limited powers

• checks and balances

• republican government