The Constitution

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• the federal government was too weak

• It had no legislative branch

• The judicial was too powerful

• The executive was too powerful

the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

• federalism

• checks and balances

• limits and supports

• constitutionality

the part of government that carries out, the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the lawmaking part of government

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the part of government that interprets the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

federalism

• the constitutional system that states that the national government can levy taxes

• the constitutional system that states that power will be divided between 3 branches

• the constitutional system that states the national government is supreme

• the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

judicial review

• the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws made by the other branches are unconstitutional

• the power of the Supreme Court to overturn Constitutional amendments

• the power of the Supreme Court to remove an elected official from office

• the power of the Supreme Court to overturn laws made by state governments