Foundations of U.S. Government

The _______ were written to help organize the first official government of the United States of America.

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• George Washington

_______ claimed that the Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, of these were that Congress could not enforce laws and could not collect taxes. The main weakness was that Congress did not have enough power.

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Consititution

• checks and balances

The ________ proposed that the government should do many things, like providing for people's welfare, protecting against foreign enemies, and should be given more power than the Articles of Confederation gave.

• Constituion

• Articles of Confederation

• George Washington

• Virginia Plan

At the Constitutional Convention, delegates drafted the Constitution, which outlines ______________________________________________.

• President Washington's leadership skills

• the use of the President's cabinet

• how leaders are elected and how the government should be structured.

The ________________ contains amendments that protect the people's rights and freedoms.

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• First Amendment

President Washington's leadership has long lasting effects on our government today, like the use of the President's Cabinet and setting term limits to no longer than _______.

• 3 terms

• 2 terms

• 10 terms

• 5 terms

President Washington's leadership has long lasting effects on our government today, like the use of the __________________ and setting term limits to no longer than 2 terms.

• checks and balances

• George Washington

• President's Cabinet

The laws and rights outlined in the Constitution are MORE powerful than laws declared by the ______________.

• cities

• states

• roads

• country

The government was separated into _________ branches.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The government was separated into 3 branches. Separation of Powers and _____________ make sure those three branches do not become too powerful.

• George Washington

• checks and balances

• Bill of Rights

• Virginia Plan