Founding of American Government

This was the First written Constitution of the U.S.

• Constitution

• MayFlower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independance

The wanting to protect individual states power, and the fear of a strong central government, "Was what weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Laws needed approval by 9 out of 13 States

• no chief executive

• no power to tax citizens

What were the two Accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation?

• Northeast Ordinace & Ranch Ordinance of 1785

• Land Ordinance of 1785 & Northwest ordinance

• Land ordinance

• none of the above

What Accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation, Prohibited Slavery in the New territories?

• Land Ordinance

• Northeast Ordinance

• Northwest ordinance

• none of the above

Which of the following weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation does this picture represent?

• No common currency

• No power to tax

• No Executive Branch

• One vote per state

Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could not tax

• Weak national government

• provided no common currency

• All of the above

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• Weak

• Strong

• 3 branch

• Bicameral

What does "Bicameral" mean?

• 1 house

• 2 houses

• 3 houses

• 4 houses

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.