Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
One weakness of The Articles of Confederation was that...
*It provided for NO ________________ or ______________ branches.
A) legislative or judicial
B) executive or judicial
C) legislative or executive
What is executive or judicial branches? (It only provided for one branch...the legislative branch)
Outcomes of the Articles of Confederation:
It was the first ______________ of the United States
A) Constitution
B) important document
C) leader
What is the first constitution of the United States?
State delegates met in ____________________ (this city) for the Constitutional Convention.
What is Philadelphia?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the legislative?
The Articles of Confederation was a constitution written during the American Revolution to establish the powers of the new national government. True or False?
What is true? The Articles of Confederation was a constitution written American to establish the powers of the new national government.
During this Presidents time in office, the following took place...
*The federal court system was established.
*The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution of the United States of America.
* Plans were created for development of the national capital in Washington, D.C. Benjamin Banneker, an African American astronomer and surveyor, helped complete the design for the city.
Who is George Washington?
One of the weaknesses of The Articles of Confederation was that...
* it provided for a weak ________________________
A) school system
B) national government
C) local economy
What is national government?
The Northwest Ordinance:
* Outlined the process for admitting a new __________to the Union.
A) person
B) slave
C) state
During the Constitutional Convention state delegates met and decided...
A) To keep the Articles of Confederation
B) NOT to fix the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation but to write a NEW constitution.
To write a NEW constitution, NOT to revise the Articles of Confederation.
This branch of government interprets the laws. (Decides if the laws have been broken and decides a fair punishment if they have)
What is the judicial branch?
The Bill of Rights was based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights written by ___________________. (Hint: We put our rights in the _________ jar.)
Who is George Mason? (Hint: We put our rights in the mason jar.)
During this Presidents time in office, the following took place...
*He introduced a famous Doctrine warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
Who is James Monroe? (The Monroe Doctrine)
One weakness of The Articles is that...
*It gave Congress no __________________ or regulate commerce among the states.
A) power to tax
B) power to arrest
C) power to rule
What is power to tax?
The Northwest Ordinance:
*Outlawed __________________ in the new territories.
A) religion
B) slavery
C) alcohol
What is slavery?
__________________was named the President of the Constitutional Convention.
Who was George Washington?
Which branch of government carries the laws out?
What is the executive branch?
The Bill of Rights was based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason) and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by _____________________.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
During this Presidents time in office, the following took place...
*He bought Louisiana from France (the Louisiana Purchase).
*Lewis and Clark explored new land west of the Mississippi River.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
One of the problems of The Articles of Confederation was that...
*It provided for no common ____________________.
A) currency
B) tools
C) religion
What is currency?
The Constitution of the United States established a federal system of government based on power being shared between the _________ and ________ governments.
A) state and national
B) big and small
C) peaceful and hostile
What are state and national governments?
______________________ became known as the “Father of the Constitution."
A minimum of _________________ the thirteen states had to vote in favor of the Constitution before it could become law.
What is nine?
George Mason wrote about these two freedoms in The Virginia Declaration of Rights.
_________________ and ___________________
What are the freedoms of speech and religion?
During this Presidents time in office, the following took place...
*A two-party system emerged during his administration.
Who is John Adams?
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that...
*It gave each state one ______________ regardless of the size of the state.
A) Sheriff
B) vote
C) town
What is one vote?
Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to the effort to___________________.
A) throw out all rules and laws
B) draft (or create) a new constitution
C) create a new military
What is to draft (or create) a new constitution?
The __________________________ decided how many votes each state would have in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
A) Brown vs Board of Education
B) Monroe Doctrine
C) Great Compromise
What is the Great Compromise?
These first ten amendments to the Constitution provide a written guarantee of individual rights (e.g., freedom of speech, freedom of religion).
___________________________ is the name of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
James Madison was called the "Father of the Constitution" because he took good notes and helped both sides come to an agreement or ________________.
What is compromise?
During this Presidents time in office, the following took place...
*The War of l812 caused European nations to gain respect for the United States.
Who is James Madison?