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Road to the Constitution Study Guide
1. Define confederation- group of individuals united together for a
purpose
2. What problems were not solved by the constitution? When a problem
arose between states, there was nowhere to settle the
dispute.
3. What document created a compromise between all of the states?
Constitution
4. What are the 2 chambers Congress is divided into? Senate and House
of Representatives
5. Executive Branch- enforces the laws
6. Judicial Branch- court system
7. Legislative Branch- makes laws
8. What documents created a military? Articles of Confederation and
the Constitution
9. Which document created a President to lead the country? Constitution
10. The constitution can be changed if ___2/3___ of the members of
Congress and __3/4___ of the states agree.
11.
What effect did the British Rule have on the colonists? The new
Americans made sure their new government couldn’t take
away states’ freedom and independence.
12. Each state got ___1___ vote(s) under the Articles of Confederation and
__2___ vote(s) under the Constitution.
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13. What was the constitution? The 2
and final attempt to write a
document that would govern the U.S. and we still follow it
today!
14. The British government treated the American colonist badly and because
of that Articles of Confederation was created.
15.The Articles of Confederation cause what to happen? The government
under the articles couldn’t collect taxes to raise money for
the military.
16. Under the Constitution, laws passed by Congress are superior to
state laws.
17. In 1777, the Americans wrote their first plan for government in a
document called the Articles of Confederation.
18.
Which document created a compromise between all the states?
U.S. Constitution
Many American colonists
feared a powerful government and the new Americans
made sure their new government didn’t have the power to
collect taxes.
19. What was an effect on British Rule?
20. What was the “central” branch of government created, under the Articles
of Confederation, called?
Congress
21.True or False- Under the Articles of Confederation each state was
independent and had its own government.
22. Under the Constitution, the number of votes each state gets in the House
of Representatives is based on its population.
23.
What type of government did the people want? A government
that has enough power to do its job, doesn’t give anyone
too much power, considers the needs of all states, lets
people have a say and protects individual rights.