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WorksheetsU5a Creating a Government
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
The United States first attempt at a government.
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Who had the most power under the Articles?
The national government
The state governments
Under the Articles, the national Congress did not have the power to create or collect taxes. What did this lead to?
The states went bankrupt.
The national/federal government never had enough money to fund things.
The national government overtaxed people, like the British had.
The states gave Congress all of the tax money the country needed.
Why were laws difficult to enact (create)?
There was no set method for making laws
9 out of the 13 states had to approve of each law
2/3 of the people in the country had to vote to approve laws
Every single state had to approve of each law
What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?
It banned slavery in the Northwest Territories
It banned the slave trade throughout the country
It declared slavery legal in the Northwest Territories
It didn't mention slavery
Why did farmers rebel and take over courthouses in Shay's Rebellion?
They were in debt and their farms were being taken
They wanted America to return to Great Britain's control
They were angry about tea taxes
They wanted to become judges
What was the outcome of Shay's Rebellion
It showed that the federal government needed to be stronger to defend and fund itself
It showed that the federal government needed to be weaker to keep the people happy
It led to the U.S. Civil War
It showed that the farmers should not have to pay taxes
According to the idea of Popular Sovereignty, who has the power?
The President of the United States
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The people
What is a Constitution?
A former plan for government
A formal plan of government
A formal pair of shoes
A formal plan of action
The Articles of Confederation had no executive or judicial branches to enforce/interpret the laws
strength
weakness
The Articles of Confederation had NO AUTHORITY to make the states accept its rulings
strength
weakness
The Articles of Confederation could ask states to organize and mobilize militia to help maintain national defense.
strength
weakness
The Constitution handled the issue of slavery by
legalizing it
outlawing it
passing the Great Compromise
putting it off until later
An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths a person when determining a state's population for representation in the House of Representatives.
The Great Compromise
The Articles of Confederation
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Federalist Papers
Federalists secured votes for ratification by promising to add which of the following to the Constitution?
a bill of rights
voting regulations
a new branch of government
state constitutions
To approve the Constitution by a state convention
ratify
amendment
bicameral
rule of law
A formal change to a body of laws, like the Constitution
amendment
ratify
bicameral
separation of powers
Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decide to replace the Articles of Confederation?
They were supposed to be replaced every few years.
State legislatures demanded it.
The government was too weak.
The delegates had never favored the Articles.
"This new national government will have the power to overwhelm the states and exercise tyranny over the people."
Which group would make such a statement about the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke
Federalists
Members of Shays' Rebellion
What was the purpose of James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in writing The Federalist Papers?
To win support for the Constitution
To criticize the Constitution
To explain why the government under the Constitution would not work
To praise the Articles of Confederation
Why was the national government under the Constitution stronger than the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
It had the power to enforce its laws.
The supremacy clause made state laws the highest in the land.
It did not have the power to tax the people.
State governments had been dissolved.
The Great Compromise proposed by the committee headed by Roger Sherman called for . . .
a two-house Congress.
backing the New Jersey Plan.
keeping the Articles of Confederation.
creating the Supreme Court.
