
Our New Government
Authored by Andrea Sabau
Social Studies
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This document set up our government after the end of the Revolutionary War. It had a lot of weaknesses.
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
An army could not be established because they couldn't tax the states.
There were no federal judges to settle problems between the states.
They didn't have a national currency (money)
The states had too much power
George Washington led the country as president.
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
George Washington
He is known as the "Father of Constitution" because he was the main writer.
Benjamin Franklin
He was voted President of the Constitutional Convention and kept the delegates on task.
James Madison
He was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention and helped the delegates reach the Great Compromise.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The yellow dot on the map represents the location of the Constitutional Convention (where the Constitution was written).
Philadelphia
New York
Washington D.C.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The United States government is a representative democracy. This means that:
Citizens vote on representatives who speak or act for them when making laws.
Citizens vote for a president, and the president makes all of the decisions for the government.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ___________________ replaced the Articles of Confederation.
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Preamble
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is a written plan for our government. It tells us how our government is organized. It gives powers to the government and it limits the powers of the government as well.
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
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