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US History Chap. 11
Building a New Nation Post American War of Independence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did most Americans feel about having one strong government over them? | Sad, unhappy, unexcited, wanting the opposite because they had been used to their colony's government and left their countries to escape that control. |
| What plan of government did the states first form after the War of Independence? | A bad unstrong government that was not allowed to tax people called the Articles of Confederation. |
| Was the government under the Articles of Confederation weak or strong? | The BIG el-weako! |
| What important power did the government lack? | Taxing people |
| At what meeting was the decision made to create a brand new government? | the Constitutional Convention |
| In what building was the Constitutional Convention held? | Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Who was the president of the Convention? | George Washington |
| Who did the most important work at the Convention? | James Madison |
| What new plan of government was formed during the Constitutional Convention? | The Constitution and the 3 Branches of Government (Executive, Legislative, Judiciary) |
| Who has the power to see that our nation's laws are obeyed? | The President/Executive Branch |
| Who has the power to make our country's most important laws? | Congress(Senate & House of Representatives)/ Legislative Branch |
| Name the two houses that make up Congress. | the Senate(2 senators per state) and House of Representatives (number of representatives per state depends on population size of state) |
| Which house gives equal representation to all states, no matter what size? | the Senate |
| In which house do the larger states have more power? | the House of Representatives |
| What is the highest court in the land? | the Supreme Court |
| Who has the power to judge if the laws made fit under the Constitution? | The Supreme Court/Judiciary Branch |
| What did each state give up when it signed the Constitution? | The right to completely govern itself |
| What was added to the Constitution to insure that certain rights and freedoms could never be taken away from the people? | the Bill of Rights |
| What is a republic? | A government run by representatives of the people. |
| Who was our first President and Vice President? | George Washington & John Adams |
| Where was our country's capital when George Washington was president? | New York City, New York |
| What do we call the day the new President take the oath of office? | Inauguration Day |
| How many terms did Washington serve? | Two terms |
| Who was our second President? | John Adams |
| Near what river was the country's new capital built? Which states gave land for the city? | 1)the Potomac River 2)Maryland and Virginia donated land for Washington, D.C. |
| What was the name of the new capital? What was the land that the city was built on called? | 1)Washington 2)D.C. (District of Columbia) |
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