Chapter 6 - A New Nation

What was one difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

• A) Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had only one branch.

• B) Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was strong.

• C) Under the Constitution, all states had to approve laws.

• D) Under the Constitution, the government could not pass laws to collect taxes.

What problem did war debts pose for the new nation?

• F) The American people did not want to repay the debts.

• G) The American people did not believe that the country owed money.

• H) The government could not collect taxes to repay the debts.

• I) The government could not get good terms for repaying the debts.

What caused Shays’ Rebellion?

• A) The federal government taxed the income farmers earned.

• B) One state raised taxes that people paid on their property.

• C) The federal government jailed people who could not pay their taxes.

• D) One state refused to pay the taxes it owed the federal government.

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to decide whether a king should lead the government

• to form a stronger government by revising the Articles of Confederation

• to get delegates to sign the new Constitution

• to name a leader for the country's army

Read the quote below before answering the question that follows. "Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state." By issuing this warning, the speaker of the passage above reveals that he or she is a

• supporter of a strong central government

• supporter of George Washington as the first president

• supporter of the Declaration of Independence

• supporter of the Articles of Confederation

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?

• It included three-fifths of the enslaved people in population counts.

• It required three-fifths of the states to ratify a law.

• It put three-fifths of the Articles of Confederation into the Constitution.

• It gave small states three-fifths as many representatives as large states.

Why did states with large populations favor the Virginia Plan?

• It had the legislature choose judges.

• It had the legislature choose the executive.

• It based representation on population.

• It based representation on land area.

Which of the following can ONLY the national government do?

• collect taxes

• print money

• manage elections

• set up courts

Why did some states hesitate to ratify the Constitution?

• They thought it needed a Bill of Rights.

• They did not want to be part of the new country.

• They wanted to abolish slavery.

• They were hoping for a better document.

Use this passage from the Bill of Rights to answer the next question. "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The Amendment above was a victory for

• those who wanted a strong central government.

• those who supported James Madison’s views.

• Anti-Federalists.

• Nationalists.