Chapter 6 "A New Nation"

Match the vocab word to its correct definition.

• Rule of Law

• The branch of government that interprets the laws

• Ordinance

• Laws

• Legislative

• To refuse to approve something

• Veto

• The branch of government that makes the laws

• Judicial

• The principle that the law applies to everyone equally

What is inflation?

• To refuse to sign a law.

• Someone who supports the constitution.

• When the prices for products increases as the value of money decreases.

• The branch of the government that carries out the laws.

A Federalist is a person who __________ the new Constitution.

Checks and Balances exist so no one branch of the government can get too powerful.

• True
• False

What was one effect of Shays' Rebellion?

• More farmers were sent to prison

• More people called for a stronger national government.

• New state courts opened.

• The national government raised an army.

What did the 19th Amendment do?

• Gave women the right to vote.

• Gave African American the right to vote.

• Ended slavery.

• Limited how long a person could be the President.

Why did some people want to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• They wanted the states to have more power.

• They wanted to go back to being ruled by the King of England.

• They thought the Articles of Confederation made the national government too powerful.

• They thought the states had too much power and wanted a stronger national government.

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

• A law that ended slavery.

• A law that made it illegal to settle west of the Ohio River Valley.

• A law that decided how the Northwest territory could be settled

• A law that made the thirteen colonies into states.

What are some rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

Select all that apply.

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion

• The right to take someone's property

• The right to have a trial by a jury

• The right to have pets

What is the purpose of government?

• To provide people with a fair, safe, and peaceful life.

• To make rules that make life harder for people.

• To force people to follow a certain religion.

• To allow people to do whatever they want, even it harms others.