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WCMS6 New Nation
Articles of Confederation, US Constitution, & The First Five Presidents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Articles of Confederation had a weak ________________ government. | national |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to ______________________ among the states. | tax or regulate commerce (trade) |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, every state had ___________ vote regardless of population size. | one |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no __________________________ branches. | executive or judicial |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no common ____________________. | currency (money) |
| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| What decided how many votes each state would have in the Senate and House of Representatives? | The Great Compromise |
| How many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution in order for it to become law? | 9 out of 13 |
| What are the three branches of government outlined in the US Constitution? | legislative, executive, judicial |
| Where was the Constitutional Convetion held? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| What is the US Constitution? | the supreme law of the United States |
| What led to the development of the US Constitution? | the Articles of Confederation were too weak |
| What part of the US Constitution provides a written guarantee of individual writes? | The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) |
| What branch of government makes the laws? | Legislative |
| What branch of government enforces or carries out the laws? | Executive |
| What branch of government interprets or decides the meaning of the laws? | Judicial |
| Who was president when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution? | George Washington |
| Who bought the Lousiana Purchase from France? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was an African American astronomer and surveyor that helped design Washington, DC? | Benjamin Bannaker |
| The two-party system emerged during this president's administration? | John Adams |
| Who was an African American astronomer and surveyor that helped design Washington, DC? | Benjamin Bannaker |
| The two-party system emerged during this president's administration? | John Adams |
| Who was president during the War of 1812? | James Madison |
| Who was president when the Federal Court System was established? | George Washington |
| Who was the first president to live in the White House? | John Adams |
| Who was president when the Federal Court System was established? | George Washington |
| Who was the first president to live in the White House? | John Adams |
| What makes up congress? | The Senate and the House of Represenatives |
| What branch of the government is made up of the president, vice president, and cabinet? | Executive Branch |
| What was the Monroe Doctrine? | It warned Europe not to interfere with the Western Hemisphere |
| What president was NOT from Virginia? | John Adams |
| What branch of government has the Supreme Court? | Judicial Branch |
| James Monroe : Monroe Doctrine :: James Madison : ___________________ | War of 1812 |
| George Washington : established the Federal Court System :: Thomas Jefferson : ___________________ | bought the Lousiana Purchase from France |
| Who explored the Lousiana Purchase? | Merriwether Lewis & William Clark |
| What were the two parties that were created during the emergence of the two-party system? | Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (anti-federalists) |
| What was America's first government? | The Articles of Confederation |
| Who wrote the Bill of Rights? | James Madison |
| What two documents influenced the Bill of Rights? | The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom |
| Congress can impeach the President and the President can veto a bill passed by Congress. These are examples of? | Checks and Balances |
| "Article III: The Judicial Branch." What document states that the Judicial Branch is made up of the Supreme Court? | US Constitution |
| What branch of the government would say, "This is a good bill. I am going to sign this bill and it will become a law"? | The Executive Branch |
| What branch of the government would say, "That law is unconstitutional!"? | The Judicial Branch |
| What branch of the government would say, "We passed a law to cut taxes on everybody by 3 percent"? | The Legislative Branch |
| What event caused European countries to gain respect for the United States? | The War of 1812 |
| What branch of government did the Articles of Confederation have? | Legislative Branch |
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