8th Grade: Constitution Unit Test Part1

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Which document was the FIRST written Constitution in the Colonies?

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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Which document has been the basic principles, laws, & organization of the U.S. gov. since 1787?

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The Constitution

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All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT:
It created a procedure for turning territory into states, No Executive (President) or Judiciary (Courts), Couldn't tax or regulate trade, Couldn't enforce laws or raise an army

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It created a procedure for turning territory into states

Front

Who served as President of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787?

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George Washington

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Which Principle of Government means that the people are the source of government's power?

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Popular Sovereignty

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Why was the Virginia Plan favorable to LARGE states?

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It called for representation based on population.

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Why was the New Jersey plan favorable to SMALL states?

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It called for equal representation from each state

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Who's idea was it to separate power into 3 different branches of government?

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Charles de Montesquieu

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Which of the following solved how slaves would be counted towards representation & taxation? Options: The 13th Amendment, The Slave Tax Law, The Great Compromise, 3/5 Compromise

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3/5 Compromise

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Which of following is true about the 3/5 Compromise? Options: The South would lose Representation by counting slaves, The South would have to less because slaves were not counted for taxation, It ended slavery in the Southern states, The North was unhappy with the compromise because it gave too much power to the South.

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The North was unhappy with the compromise because it gave too much power to the South.