Articles of Confederation
In order to make changes to the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to approve it?
A. 7
B. 9
C. All 13 states
C. All 13 States
Who was president at the Constitutional Convention?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. John Adams
C. George Washington
C. George Washington
What is the name used for the first ten Constitutional amendments?
Bill of Rights
What group was against the ratification of the constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Lawmaking branch of government...
A. Judicial branch
B. Executive branch
C. Legislative branch
C. Legislative branch
Following the American Revolution what did congress fear about a strong central government?
A. States would have too much power
B. People's rights would not be protected
C. Another war would occur between Britain and USA
B. People's rights would not be protected
The writers of the Constitution fixed one of the main issues of the AoC by doing what?
A. granting congress the power to collect taxes
B. creating an executive branch headed by a president
C. granting the president the authority to negotiate treaties
A. granting congress the power to collect taxes
What resolved the issues of counting slaves as part of the population?
A. 3/5 compromise
B. The Great Compromise
C. Virginia Plan
A. 3/5 Compromise
Federalists believed in...
A. Anarchy
B. giving more power to the Federal Gov
C. giving more power to the state gov
B. giving more power to the Federal gov
Enforces the laws...
A. Judicial branch
B. Executive branch
C. Judicial branch
B. Executive branch
America's first constitution was called the...
Articles of Confederation
MULTIPLIER: Delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed to create a bicameral legislature as a way to...
A. get laws passed quickly
B. guarantee the right to vote to all adult males
C. balance the power between large and small states
C. balance the power between large and small states
What plan favored representation based on a states population?
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Pennsylvania Plan
C. Virginia Plan
MULTIPLIER: The Federalist papers were written to...
A. explain and defend the Constitution
B. oppose the structure of the government set up in the Constitution
C. encourage southern states to abolish slavery
A. explain and defend the Constitution
Interprets the laws...
A. Judicial branch
B. Executive branch
C. Legislative branch
A. Judicial branch
Shay's Rebellion displayed the....
A. Strength of the AoC
B. Weakness of the Virginia Plan
C. Weakness of the AoC
C. Weakness of the AoC
A. trade
B. slavery
C. representation
C. representation
What uprising occurred when the petitions of the Massachusetts farmers when unanswered?
Shays' Rebellion
Anti-Federalists most feared...
A. the establishment of a state religion
B. loss of people's individual rights
C. disorder without a strong central government
B. loss of people's individual rights
Congress is what makes up what branch?
Legislative
What government failed because the federal government was too weak?
Articles of Confederation
At the constitutional convention, the New Jersey plan proposed...
A. a two-house legislature
B. a court system
C. equal representation for each state
C. equal representation for each state
What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?
A. giving up state power to create a stronger central government
B. selection of Washington as president
C. Early relations with France
A. giving up state power to create a stronger central government
What was the position of the Federalists?
A. They supported the new Constitution
B. They questioned the justice of slavery
C. They feared the power of the national government
A. They supported the new Constitution
The way that two branches keep the third from gaining too much power is known as...
A. federalism
B. checks and balances
C. due process
B. checks and balances