Which was the first government of the United States?
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Treaty of Paris 1783
C) Articles of Confederation
D) The Constitution of the United States
What is Articles of Confederation
100
Which of the following had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
A) The national government
B) The state governments
C) TheFederalists
D) The Anti-Federalists
What is The state governments
100
Why did the delegates from small states favor the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
A) Because the plan called for each state to have equal representation in Congress
B) Because the plan denied the national government the power to borrow money
C) Because the plan denied the national government the power to tax
D) Because the plan called for each state to have a president
What is Because the plan called for each state to have equal representation in Congress
100
Which is true of the Great Compromise?
A) The legislature would have two houses
B) States would be represented based on when they sign the Constitution
C) Three-fifths of the enslaved population in a state would be counted when calculating the
state’s number of representatives
D) States with the most land would receive the most representatives
What is The legislature would have two houses
100
To ratify the Constitution means to
A) Approve it
B) Balance it
C) Present it to the states
D) Change it
What is Approve it
200
Which of the following was a major challenge that faced the United States after the Revolution?
A) Each state was much smaller than they were when they were colonies
B) The national government had too much power
C) The nation needed British help to protect itself
D) Many soldiers were not paid during the Revolution and had no money
What is Many soldiers were not paid during the Revolution and had no money
200
In general, what was the major problem with the Articles of Confederation?
A) The national government was too strong
B) The state governments had too much power
C) The three branches were equal
D) England was still taxing the United States
What is The state governments had too much power
200
Why did the delegates from large states favor the Virginia Plan?
A) Because the plan denied the national government the power to tax
B) Because the plan created a government of two branches
C) Because the plan gave them greater representation in the legislature
D) Because the plan allowed states to veto any law passed by Congress
What is Because the plan gave them greater representation in the legislature
200
Which is true of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
A) It settled the dispute over the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
B) It established a national government of three branches
C) It provided for how slaves would be counted in a state’s population
D) It was a compromise over how much power the national government would have to tax the
people
What is It provided for how slaves would be counted in a state’s population
200
The people who opposed ratifying the Constitution were known as
A) Federalists
B) Anti-federalists
C) Democrats
D) Republicans
Who are Anti-federalists
300
Having no power to tax weakened the national government created by the Articles of Confederation because
A) Congress had no way to borrow money
B) It made the national government dependent on the states for money
C) Congress was unable to issue money because it had no income
D) It meant the Congress was unable to settle disputes between states
What is It made the national government dependent on the states for money
300
How many votes were needed to pass an amendment to the Articles of Confederation?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 9
D) 13
What is 9
300
In order for the Constitution to take effect, how many states had to approve it?
A) 1 B) 7 C) 9 D) 13
What is 9
300
he Federalist Papers tried to reassure Americans about the new national government created under the Constitution by stating that the new government would
A) Be more like Great Britain’s
B) Not overpower the states
C) One day abolish slavery in the nation
D) Grant the states political independence
What is Not overpower the states
300
Why was it important for New York and Virginia to approve the Constitution?
A) They had the largest armies amongst the states
B) Their approval was needed for the new government to go into effect
C) Why was it important for New York and Virginia to approve the Constitution?
A) They had the largest armies amongst the states
B) Their approval was needed for the new government to go into effect
C) They were two of the largest and most populous states
D) They were two of the poorest states
D) They were two of the poorest states
What is They were two of the largest and most populous states
400
What most likely explains why so many Americans in the 1780s feared a strong national government?
A) Their experiences under earlier British rule
B) Their experiences under state constitutions
C) Their experiences under the Article of Confederation
D) Their experiences under the Continental Congress
What is Their experiences under earlier British rule
400
Why did Massachusetts farmers rebel in 1786?
A) The death penalty
B) The use of the navy
C) Federal control of the judicial system
D) High taxes and heavy debts
What is High taxes and heavy debts
400
The Constitutional Convention was held at
A) Annapolis, Maryland
B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C) Boston, Massachusetts
D) Washington, D.C.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
400
Which of the following is NOT an issue that needed to be compromised?
A) How much power the new federal government should have
B) trade
C) representation in the new legislative branch
D) slavery
What is trade
400
Why were some states unwilling to approve the Constitution?
A) It did not contain a Bill of Rights
B) It gave the national government the power to tax
C) Its legislative system allowed the large states to control the government
D) It established a judiciary branch in the government
What is It did not contain a Bill of Rights
500
______________ organized territories given to the United States after the Revolution
A) Daniel Shays
B) Annapolis Convention
C) Northwest Ordinance
D) James Madison
What is the Northwest Ordinance
500
Who was the author of the Articles of Confederation?
A) George Washington
B) John Dickinson
C) John Adams
D) Daniel Shays
Who is John Dickinson
500
__________president of the Constitutional Convention
What is George Washington
500
According to the Great Compromise, the __________ would get two votes, no matter what the size of the state while the _____________ would get votes based on their population.
A) New Jersey; Virginia plan
B) Senate; House of Representatives
C) Virginia; New Jersey plan
D) House of Representatives; Senate
What is Senate; House of Representatives
500
The Bill of Rights guarantees American citizens
A) Freedom to meet with Congress
B) Personal rights and freedoms like free speech
C) The right to amend the Constitution
D) That they have to pay taxes
What is Personal rights and freedoms like free speech