Articles & Weaknesses
This document created the first U.S. government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This group of people protested in Shays’ Rebellion.
Who are farmers?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution?
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is the name for the first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Congress could not do this, which caused money problems.
What is collecting taxes?
This man led the rebellion.
Who is Daniel Shays?
This meeting in 1787 led to the creation of the Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This branch enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
Under the Articles, most power was held by this group.
Who are the states?
Farmers were upset about these two problems.
What are high taxes and debt?
This many states had to approve the Constitution.
What is 9?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
The government had only this one branch.
What is the legislative branch?
This state is where the rebellion happened.
What is Massachusetts?
These people supported the Constitution.
Who are Federalists?
This system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This is the main reason the Articles failed.
What is the national government was too weak?
This event showed that the government needed to be stronger.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
These people wanted a Bill of Rights added.
Who are Anti-Federalists?
This principle divides power among the branches.
What is separation of powers?
This is needed for an amendment to be added (hint: states must approve it).
What is ratification by 3/4 of the states?