3 The Constitutional Period

What was true of the Articles of Confederation?

• Gave each state one vote

• Called for a judicial system

• Had a common currency for all states

• Had an executive branch of government

Why did American leaders create a weak central government at first?

• Leaders wanted to create a monarchy

• Leaders could not agree on a plan of government

• Leaders were fearful the government would have too

  much power like Great Britain

• Leaders did not want to split with the king

The system of checks and balances established in the Constitution allowed each branch of government to-

• limit the powers of the other two branches

• function independently

• makes its own laws

• impeach members of either opposing branch

The Founding Fathers knew that the Constitution had to change, as society did, so they-

• allowed the states the power to nullify the document

• gave the President the power to interpret it

• ensured Congress could never change it

• held the Constitutional Convention to amend it

Which person was considered the Father of the Constitution?

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

Who authored much of the Bill of Rights?

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which group argued for a strong central government when debating the new constitution?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Who clearly opposed ratification of the Constitution fearing the destruction of the rights of individuals and states?

• Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Federalists

• John Adams and Alexander Hamilton

During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists most often disagreed on the -

• provisions for admitting new states to the Union

• division of powers between the national government and

  the state governments

• division of power between the President and Congress

• use of the Electoral College

Which Supreme Court case established the concept of judicial review?

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland