Leaders of the Constitution

What event made national leaders fear that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?

• Boston Tea Party

• Constitutional Convention

• Shays' Rebellion

• Treaty of Paris

The first draft of the US government after the American Revolution was the

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

George Washington and James Madison were important figures at the Constitutional Convention.

• True

• False

Who is the "Father of the Constitution?"

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

How does the Preamble start?

• For life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• In order to form

• We the people

• The people of the United States

One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money

• tax

• demand

• ask

• force

The ___________________ branch of government is led by the President.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government

• was too strong.

• was too weak.

• took power from the states

• collected too many taxes

Who was the first president of the United States?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Christopher Columbus

• Thomas Jefferson

The paragraph that introduces the Constitution is called the

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble.

• Declaration of Independence.

• Articles of Confederation.