L6: Creating the Constitution

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Northwest Ordinance

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Declaration of Independence

What was one effect of Shays' Rebellion?

• A. It demonstrated the strength of the state militias.

• B. It raised people's fears of a strong federal government.

• C. It revealed the many problems with interstate commerce.

• D. It persuaded many leaders to call for a stronger federal government.

What important issue did the Great Compromise settle?

• regulation of commerce

• election of the president

• representation in Congress

• selection of Supreme Court justices

Supporters of the new Constitution in 1787 were known as

• Patriots.

• Loyalists.

• Moderates.

• Federalists.

What was one argument raised by those who opposed ratification of the Constitution in 1787?

• The Constitution lacked a bill of rights.

• The Constitution failed to create a judicial branch.

• The Constitution gave the people too much power.

• The Constitution gave state governments too much power.

In 1787, Congress passed the (a)   to specify how western lands would be governed.

• Land Ordinance

• Southwest Ordinance

• Northwest Ordinance

• Columbian Ordinance

What three founding ideals did all state constitutions begin with?

• A. equality, freedom, and democracy

• B. freedom, liberty, and justice

• C. justice, liberty, and peace

• D. equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

When Congress drafted the nation's first constitution in 1777, what was something that many Americans feared?

• more than three branches of government

• the Constitution would trigger a war with France

• a powerful national government

• too much power would be given to the people

What one of Congress's more notable achievements under the Articles of Confederation?

• the ability to marshal a strong militia quickly

• the productive management of interstate commerce

• a strong central authority that made relations with foreign countries very manageable

• the creation of policies for the colonization of western lands

For his role in the shaping the new framework of the Constitution, who was known as "the Father of the Constitution"?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin