Unit 7Forming a New

Nation

Lessons 1-6

1. a person who supported a strong national government and was in favor of adopting the Constitution

2. a group of states that unite to form a larger state with a central government

3. a change or addition

4. a person who opposed a strong national government

5. of or relating to the central government of a confederation

6. a settlement of a disagreement in which each side agrees to give up part of its demands

7. the introduction of the U.S. Constitution

A. confederation

B. federal

C. amendment

D. Federalist

E. Antifederalist

F. compromise

G. Preamble

Vocabulary

8. the condition of being free

9. a rule or idea

10. a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws and run the government

11. the Senate and the House of Representatives

12. the part of government that writes and passes laws

13. the part of government that carries out the laws

14. to reject a bill or law

A. republic

B. principle

C. liberty

D. legislative branch

E. Congress

F. executive branch

G. veto

15. the right to vote

16. a system in which the national government and the states share power

17. the part of government that interprets and applies laws

18. to protect

19. the official song of a nation

20. showing support for one’s country

A. judicial branch

B. suffrage

C. federalism

D. safeguard

E. patriotic

F. national anthem

What were the Articles of Confederation?

A. a plan for a new governmentB. limitations for westward expansionC. a plan for taxationD. part of each state’s constitution

Having a weak Congress with the Articles of Confederation created problems for the United States. All of these are problems EXCEPT:

A. Congress could not collect taxes, or control trade

B. Congress needed all states to agree on a law

C. Congress could not print its own moneyD. Congress had won the war so they

didn’t care

What did the Antifederalists want to add to the Constitution?

A. a law to abolish slavery

B. amendmentsC. a spoonful of

sugarD. a law on

suffrage

What is the Bill of Rights?

A. laws having to do with suffrage

B. checks and balances

C. the first ten amendments of the Constitution

D. the introduction to the Constitution

The year was 1788…OK, here’s the deal…If you agree to add a list of rights to the Constitution, we will agree to ratify it.

OK, you’ve got a deal!

ANTIFEDERALISTS

FEDERALISTS

The Bill of Rights does NOT give U.S. citizens the right to

A. a public and speedy trialB. practice their religionC. protest unfair lawsD. fail to pay taxes

What does the judicial branch of the government do?

A. makes the lawsB. carries out the lawsC. decides the meaning of the lawsD. plays “Go fish” to see who the winner is

Who heads the executive branch?

A. CongressB. the SenateC. the PresidentD. the Supreme Court

That would be me!

How does the system of federalism protect states’ rights?

There is a system of

AND

checks

balances

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony worked hard to

A. abolish slaveryB. win the right to vote for womenC. write the ConstitutionD. pass the Bill of Rights

Who wrote our national anthem?

What do the lyrics of “The Star Spangled Banner” refer to?

A. the first official U.S. flagB. the flag during a British attack on Fort

McHenryC. the Patriots’ flag during the American

RevolutionD. the flag during the Civil War

Why did American leaders not give the new central government greater powers?

They thought that a strong _________ ___________ would abuse power like the _____ had.

centralgovernmentking

Why did Alexander Hamilton want to change the Articles of Confederation?

He thought they had created a _______ ___________ that would _____.

weakgovernment fail

What was the difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

The Virginia Plan gave ________ more power over the states and divided Congress into _____ houses. The New Jersey plan created _____ house where all states would have the same number of ______________.

Congress

twoone

representatives

How did the Preamble of the Constitution establish our government as different from the government of Great Britain?

It stated that the government is run by the _________ not a __________.people monarch

How did the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. result in the passing of a new law?

He led a ________ and a ________ which resulted in the _______ ________ Act of 1964.

boycott marchCivil Rights

In what ways can U.S. citizens help safeguard the rights of their fellow citizens?

They can…

register to vote

be informed

serve on juries

run for officeread Dr. Seuss books

dance like you’re crazy

sing really loudlycarry a bat aroundpay taxes