A New Nation

How many American colonies became states?

Mathematical Equivalence

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A set of rules explaining how a country will work

When the states started writing constitutions, they disagreed over basic issues, including:

• Which states owned which rivers

• What type of money to use

• Foreign treaties

• Navies

• How to pay back France for $ borrowed during the American Revolution

Match these American leaders with their states of origin.

• New York

• Alexander Hamilton

• Pennsylvania

• Benjamin Franklin

• Virginia

• James Madison

A ​ (a)   has the power to act ​ (b)   .

• federal government
• state government
• for all of the states
• for the federal government
• dictatorship
• democracy

True or false?

Groups:

(a) True

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(b) False

• The executive houses are called the Senate and the House of Representatives

• The judicial branch is responsible for enforcing laws.

• Many Americans were afraid a federal government would be like the British monarchy

• Ideas for Senate and House of Representatives came from the House of Commons and House of Lords

• The Constitutional Convention took place in Boston

• The legislative branch writes and votes on laws.

The two houses (Senate and House of Representatives) are referred to by this name (starts with C!).

Which power does the legislative branch lack?

• Power to pass laws

• Power to declare war

• Veto power

• Power to make treaties with foreign countries

The President is part of this branch of government.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• All of these

• None of these

The Supreme Court is part of this branch of government.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Penal