USI.7a Articles of Confederation/Constitution Recap

What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• No strong central government

• Too much power in taxation

• Well-regulated military

• Strict law enforcement

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was _______.

• Lack of power to tax

• Too many checks and balances

• Excessive national government power

• Strong executive branch

Where did delegates meet to discuss the Articles of Confederation?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Washington D.C.

Delegates chose to write a new _________ instead of revising the Articles of Confederation.

• constitution

• treaty

• compact

• union

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

James Madison is known as the "______ of the Constitution."

• Father

• Protector

• Guardian

• Builder

Among other things, delegates at the Constitutional Convention debated over:

• State vs. federal powers and representation in Congress.

• Design of a new economic system.

• Foreign policies with Europe.

• Environmental regulations.

The Legislative branch ________ the laws.

• makes

• enacts

• creates

• forms

The Executive branch ________ out the laws.

• carries

• writes

• vetoes

• rejects

The Judicial branch ________ the laws.

• interprets

• enforces

• writes

• amends