Articles of Confederation vs US Constitution

Question 1

Supported by Democratic-Republicans, ex. Thomas Jefferson

Answer 1

Articles of Confederation

Question 2

Supported by Federalists, ex. Alexander Hamilton

Answer 2

US Constitution

Question 3

had a weak federal government

Answer 3

Articles of Confederation

Question 4

Had a strong federal government

Answer 4

US Constitution

Question 5

Did not have a president

Answer 5

Articles of Confederation

Question 6

Allows a president to be in office

Answer 6

US Constitution

Question 7

Valued strong states rights and weakened the federal government

Answer 7

Articles of Confederation

Question 8

Wanted Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches to help propose and pass laws while making sure they are legal

Answer 8

US Constitution

Question 9

Needed 9/13 states to approve a new law

Answer 9

Articles of Confederation

Question 10

States rights allowed but federal government takes priority

Answer 10

US Constitution

Question 11

Northwest Ordinance= could get land in the Northwest by cultivating it

Answer 11

Articles of Confederation

Question 12

the US government was already following the ______ __ __________ before the ___ _________ was proposed

Answer 12

Articles of Confederation; US Constitution

Question 13

Federal government could tax

Answer 13

US Constitution

Question 14

What are some benefits of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 14

-Northwest Ordinance allowed to get land by cultivating it, making the US
-excellent for people that love states rights because it gives more liberty to each states to make their own decisions
-people did not have to pay taxes

Question 15

What are some disadvantages of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 15

-bad for Native Americans because the Northwest Ordinance took away their land
-not many decisions can be made because the federal government is weak and 9/13 states had to agree on things
-no taxes= no money for the country to functions (no money for the veterans, no way to pay war debts, no money to pay for roads or things the community needs)

Question 16

What are some benefits of the US Constitution?

Answer 16

-strong federal government allows the government to be make more decisions that could benefit the country
-with taxes, the government can pay off war debts, pay veterans for their services, fix roads, and other things
-the US Constitution allowed states to have rights
-executive, judicial, and legislative branches prevented the government from becoming too strong

Question 17

What are some disadvantages of the US Constitution?

Answer 17

-the federal government could become too strong (solution: Bill of Rights was added to ensure people rights the government cannot take away)
-people do not like paying taxes
-states are forced to follow the federal government laws even if they do not like them
-introduced a new form of government so people weren’t sure if it would work out