Weak Government
What was America’s first national government plan?
Answer: Articles of Confederation.
Was the central government under the Articles strong or weak?
Answer: Weak.
Which group supported ratification of the Constitution?
Answer: Federalists.
What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Answer: The Preamble.
A government cannot collect national taxes. Which document is being described?
Answer: Articles of Confederation.
What important money power did the national government NOT have?
Answer: The power to collect national taxes.
What rebellion showed that the weak national government could not effectively handle a serious crisis?
Answer: Shays’ Rebellion.
Which group worried about too much central government power?
Answer: Anti-Federalists.
What does domestic tranquility mean?
Answer: Peace within the country.
States are placing tariffs(charge) on one another and hurting trade. Which weakness caused this problem?
Answer: Congress could not regulate (control) commerce.
Congress could not regulate commerce. What does commerce mean?
Answer: Trade.
What major problem did Shays’ Rebellion reveal?
Answer: The central government was too weak to handle a major crisis.
What did Anti-Federalists want added to protect individual rights?
Answer: A Bill of Rights.
Provide for the Common Defense means what?
Answer: Protect the country/national security.
It has been stated, the national government might become too powerful, so people’s rights need to be written down and protected. Which group would most likely agree?
Answer: Anti-Federalists.
How many states had to agree to amend the Articles?
Answer: All 13 states.
The Articles was weak, therefore when it comes to Shay's Rebellion it proved there was a _________.
Answer: problem.
What were the essays that supported the Constitution and ratification called?
Answer: The Federalist Papers.
What principle is represented by “We the People”?
Answer: Popular sovereignty, meaning people are the source of government power.
It has been stated the government should improve national security and protect the United States. Which Preamble goal should ou recognize?
Answer: Provide for the Common Defense.
The states had to ratify the Constitution. What does RATIFY mean?
Answer: Approve
So, what did America realize it needed?
Answer: A strong central government
Who believed state legislatures and people's right were not protected by the Constitution.
Answer: Anti-Federalist
What is the "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"?
Answer: Liberty = freedom now + future generations
According to the Federalist papers. What are checks and balances?
Answer: When a branch limits each other's power.