WorksheetsThe Basics of Government: Intro. to the Constitution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
When did the U.S. officially become its own country?
Feb. 7th, 1783
July 4th, 1776
Sept. 14th, 1690
Oct. 24th, 1804
What would life probably be like in a "state of nature" where there's no government?
just like it is today, no different
way better - safer, people would be happier, etc.
crazy - it would probably be chaotic and dangerous
What did the Founding Fathers think the purpose of government was?
To protect our rights (life, liberty & property)
To tell us what to do
To give us jobs and make us pay taxes
To make sure other countries took us seriously as a new country
What were the Founding Fathers afraid of when creating the new government?
it not being powerful enough to be taken seriously
it being too powerful, and taking people's rights away
they weren't afraid of anything, they were the Founding Fathers!
What type of government did the Founders want to create?
A direct democracy
A monarchy
A republic
Who did they model their government off of, from history?
the Egyptians
the Romans
the Babylonians
the Aztecs
What was the name of the first government that the United States had?
The Constitution of the United States
The Articles of Confederation
The American Government
The Revolutionary Government
How many states had to agree in order to pass national laws under the first government?
5/13
7/13
9/13
30/50
Why did the Articles of Confederation not stick around as our system of government?
people got bored with it and wanted to try something new
the national government was too powerful again, just like Britain's was, and people were fed up
the rich people wanted to take it over and make it corrupt, so they did
the national government didn't have enough power...it was too weak, and was at risk of falling apart - it couldn't even afford an army
What was it called when Congress met and decided to change the government from the Articles of Confederation, to what we have now?
The Treaty of Paris
The Declaration of Indepedence
The Constitutional Convention
Woodstock
The Constitution, overall...
lists all the laws in our country
explains how our national government works
isn't important
Compromise means...
to not agree to something unless you get everything you want
to give something up in order to get something in return (meet in the middle)
a meeting
a way to organize something / give guidelines on things
