New Nation 1st Semester

 

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

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

• 1. The states no longer had any power.

• 1. The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

• 1. 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 stop citizens from voting.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

 

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

• 1. Benjamin Franklin

• 1. James Madison

• 1. Thomas Jefferson

• 1. George Washington

What disagreement did The Great Compromise solve?

• 1. Disagreements over how states would be represented in the legislative branch.

• 1. Disagreements over how the president would be elected as the leader of the Executive branch.

• 1. Disagreements over how states would elect representatives to the legislative branch.

• 1. Disagreements over how enslaved people would be counted for states’ population. 

What argument did the Three- Fifths Compromise settle?

• 1. It settled representation in the Senate.

• 1. It settled how states should be represented.

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

Why did southern states want each enslaved person to be counted in their populations?

• 1. To have more representation in the House of Representatives.

• 1. To have more delegates to the Constitutional Convention. 

• 1. To have more representation in the Senate. 

• 1. To have more money in their states’ budgets.

What city is labeled “1” on the map?

• 1. Washington, D.C.

• 1. Boston, Massachusetts

• 1. New York City, New York

• 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

What city is labeled “2” on the map?

• 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• 1. New York City, New York

• 1. Boston, Massachusetts

• 1. Washington, D.C.

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

• 1. So one branch does not have too much power

• 1. So one branch can take over another branch

• 1. So one branch can elect the president

• 1. So one branch has all the power