The Articles of Confederation to The Constitution

Why did the colonists fear a strong central government after the American Revolution?

• They were worried about what the king would do

• They were afraid the rights of individuals would be lost

• They were not afraid of a strong central government

• They were afraid the president would have too much power

One of the main “pros” of the Articles of Confederation was which of the following?

• Congress could enforce laws

• Congress could collect taxes

• States only had one vote in congress

• States maintained their power and independence

The biggest problem with the articles of confederation was which of the following?

• The central government was too weak

• The state governments were too weak

• The central government was too powerful

• The state governments were too powerful

One of the things that made it difficult for the states to compromise when it came to the creation of a new federal government was…

• They were all in agreement so they didn’t need to compromise

• They all thought that their state should hold the most power in congress

• The different needs and opinions of the thirteen states

• That some of the states wanted to return to rule under Great Britain

During the Constitutional Convention the original goal was to revise the Articles of Confederation, instead the states decided to write a whole new document called the…

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

The constitution creates a national government that consists of which of the following three branches?

• Legislative, Judicial, Senate

• Executive, Legislative, Senate

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial

• House, Legislative, Senate

Under the legislative branch our congress consists of two separate groups. What are the two groups of congress created by the Constitution?

• The Senate and The House of Representatives

• The Judicial and The Senate

• The House of Representatives and The Executive

• The Senate and The Monarchy

George Washington begins his letter of transmittal by stating that there had long been a desire that “the powers of making war, peace and treaties, that or levying money and regulating commerce, and the correspondent executive and judicial authorities should be fully and effectually vested in the general government of the Union.” In this statement Wahsinton is referring to what?

• The problems plaguing the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation

• The problems with the proposed Constitution

• The problems associated with a strong central government

• The problem with dividing power among three branches of government

What is the job of the Legislative branch?

• Create the Laws

• Execute the Laws

• Interpret the Laws

• Order the Laws

What is the job of the executive branch?

• Create the Laws

• Execute the Laws

• Interpret the Laws

• Order the Laws