Unit 3 New Nation Days 1-4 Quick Check

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

• The states no longer had any power.

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

• 1. 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?

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

• 1. The federal government could not stop citizens from voting. 

• 1. The federal government could not write its own constitution. 

• 1. The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens. 

Which of the following would be the BEST title for this list?

• 1. Strengths of the U.S. Constitution 

• 1. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• 1. Strengths from the Articles of Confederation

• 1. Weaknesses in the Declaration of Independence

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

• 1. He was married to a princess from Great Britain.

• 1. He was trusted and respected by colonial leaders.

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

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

How did Benjamin Franklin help get the Constitution written?

• 1. He wrote the Bill of Rights to protect the natural rights of the people.

• 1. He wrote the Preamble to describe the purpose of the new government.

• 1. He got the large states and small states to agree to the Great Compromise.

• 1. He got northern states and southern states to agree to the three-fifths compromise.

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

• 1. Benjamin Franklin

• 1. George Washington

• 1. James Madison

• 1. Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following is a power ONLY allowed by the federal 

• 1. Tax citizens

• 1. Print money

• 1. Repair roads

• 1. Build schools

Which of the following powers belong ONLY to the states?

• 1. Increasing taxes on citizens

• 1. Declaring war on other countries

• 1. Printing more money for the country

• 1. Deciding how many days students go to school

Which of the following would BEST complete the “Shared” portion of the Venn Diagram?

• 1. Declaring war

• 1. Taxing citizens

• 1. Printing money

• 1. Fixing local roads

What city is labeled “2” on the map? 

• 1. Washington, D.C.

• 1. Boston, Massachusetts

• 1. New York City, New York

• 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania