Articles of Confederation
Taxes under British rule were too high! Which weakness under the Articles of Confederation reflected that complaint?
What is the government not being able to collect taxes?
Which group supported the Constitution because it created a strong national government to unite the states?
Who were the Federalists?
“To form a more perfect Union” means what?
What is uniting the states to act as a single nation?
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
What is to make laws?
What is the purpose of Article V (5) of the Constitution?
What is to explain how the Constitution can be amended?
Under the Articles, which group kept most of the power?
What are the states?
Which group feared a strong central government would threaten individual rights?
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
The phrase “We the People” shows which key idea of American government?
What is popular sovereignty (the people have power over the government)?
Which branch includes the President, Vice President, and Cabinet?
What is the Executive Branch?
How much of Congress must agree to propose an amendment? (Fraction)
What is two-thirds of both the House and Senate?
This weakness made it difficult for the national government to defend the country from internal and external threats.
What is the inability to raise a military?
What addition did the Anti-Federalists demand before ratifying the Constitution?
What is a Bill of Rights?
The first three Articles of the Constitution demonstrate which principle?
What is separation of powers?
What is the main role of the Judicial Branch?
What is to interpret laws and decide if they are constitutional?
How many states must approve an amendment for it to be ratified? (Fraction)
What is three-fourths of the states?
Why was it a problem that Congress couldn’t collect taxes under the Articles?
What is the states refused to pay for national needs like debt or an army?
Federalists believed that this document would solve the problems of the weak Articles of Confederation.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
In the country of Lendora, the president’s friends never get punished for breaking the law, but ordinary citizens are sent to jail for minor mistakes. Which principle of the U.S. Constitution is Lendora violating?
What is rule of law?
The United States has both state and national governments sharing power. What is this system called?
What is federalism?
Which type of power belongs only to the states, such as creating public schools?
What is a reserved power?
Which branch of government was missing from the Articles of Confederation because Americans feared a strong leader?
What is the Executive Branch?
Which belief did both groups share, even though they disagreed on how to protect it?
What is protecting citizens’ rights and freedoms?
In Federalist No. 47, James Madison described this system to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
Which power is shared by both the federal and state governments? Give an example of what they can both do.
What is Concurrent / collecting taxes?
Enumerated powers are written directly in the Constitution — give one example.
What is declaring war or coining money?