Articles of Confederation and Constitution Questions

strong state government

weak government

strong federal/national/central government

legslature

The Founding Fathers gave Congress the power to legislate.

The Founding Fathers created a government with three branches.

The Founding Fathers gave the states the power to interpret national laws?

The Founding Fathers created the office of president to settle disputes.

That the people were not to be trusted

That the Articles of Confederation was too weak and needed to be replaced

That state governments were too strong

That more laws needed to be passed

Federal System of Government

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Weaknesses of the Declaration of Independence

Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution

a national court system

national assumption of state debts

low taxes

a bill of rights

the electoral college

the veto power of the President

direct election of Senators

election to the House of Representatives

relationship of states to each other

power to regulate foreign trade

balance of power between state and national governments

location of the national capital

establishment of a written form of government

strengthening the power of the Federal Government

expansion of voting rights

increased emphasis on States rights

division of powers between the national and state governments

provision for admitting new states to the Union

distribution of power between the Senate and the House of Representatives

method of amending the Constitution

justify the American Revolution to the colonists

provide a plan of operation for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention

encourage ratification of the United States Constitution

express support for the election of George Washington to the Presidency

feared a government with unlimited power

favored the poor over the rich

wanted to increase the powers of the states

hoped to expand the democratic process

Establishes the President as the supreme authority

Gives states the power to override federal law

Establishes the U.S. Constitution, federal statutes, and treaties as the supreme law of the land.

Applies only to local government laws

A compromise between the large and small states over representation

A compromise between the North and the South over slavery

A compromise between the government and the people

A compromise between the drafters and the Anti-Federalists

A compromise on the number of states in the Union

A compromise on the number of branches of government

A compromise on the counting of slaves for representation

A compromise on the duration of presidential terms