Articles of Confederation
True or False
True or False
The Articles of Confederation allowed States to rule themselves freely.
What is TRUE?
The name of the meeting that took place to discuss writing a constition.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Bonus: Who were the framers?
The Bill of Rights contains this many amendments.
What is 10 amendments?
The Government is made up of these branches?
What are the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches?
The Articles of Confederation established a National Tax which allowed us to pay for services.
What is FALSE?
This compromise led to represention by both a state's population and a state's size.
What is the Great Compromise?
This amendment gives people the right to remain silent and not incriminate themselves.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This branch of government creates laws?
What ais the Legislative Branch?
BONUS: What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch called?
The articles of confederation created a national form of money.
What is FALSE?
This part of the constitution begins with, "We the people, "
What is the Preamble?
The Bill of Rights was created to...
What is to protect the freedoms of the people?
This branch of governement interprets laws?
What is the Judicial Branch?
Bonus: Who runs the Judicial Branch?
The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt at a government after the Revolutionary War.
What is TRUE?
This part of the constitution has 10 amendments that guarantee freedoms to the people.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first amendment gave people the right to freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, petition, and _______.
What is freedom of speech?
This branch of goverment enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Bonus: Who leads the executive branch?
The Articles of Confederation created a weak governemnt?
What is TRUE?
Bonus: Name one weakness
This person wrote the first draft of the U.S. Constitution. He is know as the father of the Constitution.
Who was James Madison?
The term "Popular Sovereignty" means...
What is government based on consent of the people? We the people, choose our representatives.
No one branch has all of the power. This is called.
What is Checks and Balances?