A New Nation Review

Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation had to be revised?

• The states no longer had any power.

• More and more states wanted to join the new nation.

• The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

• The federal government had no power to raise an army.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government could not meet on a regular basis.

• The federal government could not stop citizens from voting.

• The federal government could not write its own constitution.

• The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

Why was George Washington made the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• He was married to a princess from Great Britain.

• He was trusted and respected by colonial leaders

• He was strongly opposed to slavery in the United States.

• He was one of the authors of the Articles of Confederation.

Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following BEST completes the chart. 

• New Jersey Plan

• Philadelphia Plan

• Washington Plan

• Three-fifths Plan

What was the MAIN disagreement between the states at the Constitutional Convention?

• the types of powers given to Congress

• the number of branches of the federal government

• the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress

• the number of representatives each state would have in Congress

Why did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention create different branches of government?

• to limit the powers of the bigger states

• to ensure a truly democratic system of government

• to limit the power of any one branch of government

• to allow the American people to directly elect their legislators

What argument did the Three- Fifths Compromise settle?

• It settled representation in the Senate.

• It settled how states should be represented.

• It settled how many votes each state could submit.

• It settled the issue on how enslaved people would be counted.

What is the goal of having three separate branches of government?

• So one branch has all the power

• So one branch can elect the president

• So one branch can take over another branch

• So one branch does not have too much power

Which of the following has the power to make laws?

• the Senate and the President

• the President and the Supreme Court

• the House of Representatives and the Senate

• the Supreme Court and the House of Representatives