1) Select FOUR facts about the Articles of Confederation.

Question

The states chose men to form a congress.

The Congress could make the states pay taxes.

The national government could make the states obey.

Each of the 13 states had one vote in the U.S. Congress.

The nation's government had only a little power.

The President was powerful.

Each state had the power to rule itself.

2)   Choose the best answer.

Why did the Articles of Confederation not work?

All the states ignored the Articles.

British were against the Articles.

The Articles did not require states to work together.

3)   Choose the best answer.

Who led the meeting to write the Constitution?

James Madison

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

4)   Choose the best answer.

The Constitution protected the freedoms of ___.

just Americans

only the Framers

just the states

both Americans and the states

5)   Choose the best answer.

The Constitution split the government into ___ parts.

two

four

three

6)   Choose the best answer.

What did Americans first think about the Constitution?

They hated it.

They loved it.

They did not know if it was a good idea or not.

7)   Choose the best answer.

The Constitution has lasted over ___ years.

200

500

100

8) Drag and drop the vocabulary words to their definitions.
 
the group of men who wrote the U.S. Constitution
 
a document with rules telling how to set up and run a government
 
to make a choice when people are making a decision
 
a paper with information
 
the branch of the government that makes laws
 
a part of something bigger such as a tree or government
Choices
document
congress
the Framers
branch
vote
constitution

GPT-4o mini · Answer

1) Select FOUR facts about the Articles of Confederation. - The states chose men to form a congress. - Each of the 13 states had one vote in the U.S. Congress. - The nation's government had only a little power. - Each state had the power to rule itself. --- 2) Choose the best answer. Why did the Articles of Confederation not work? - The Articles did not require states to work together. --- 3) Choose the best answer. Who led the meeting to write the Constitution? - George Washington --- 4) Choose the best answer. The Constitution protected the freedoms of ___. - both Americans and the states --- 5) Choose the best answer. The Constitution split the government into ___ parts. - three --- 6) Choose the best answer. What did Americans first think about the Constitution? - They did not know if it was a good idea or not. --- 7) Choose the best answer. The Constitution has lasted over ___ years. - 200 --- 8) Drag and drop the vocabulary words to their definitions. - the group of men who wrote the U.S. Constitution: **the Framers** - a document with rules telling how to set up and run a government: **constitution** - to make a choice when people are making a decision: **vote** - a paper with information: **document** - the branch of the government that makes laws: **congress** - a part of something bigger such as a tree or government: **branch**