Constitution Test

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Which three essential powers did the Articles of Confederation government NOT have? Options: Authority, taxation and state militias, Military, land and taxation, Land, taxation and interstate commerce (trade between states), Central authority, taxation and interstate commerce (trade between states)

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Central authority, taxation and interstate commerce (trade between states)

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Which of the following happened first? The Constitutional Convention, Shays' Rebellion, Articles of Confederation, The end of the American Revolution

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Articles of Confederation

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What was Shays' Rebellion? Options: An economic revolt that occurred BEFORE the American Revolution, A social revolt that occurred in Virginia with indentured servants, A slave rebellion in Haiti that ended slavery, A tax revolt that occurred in Massachusetts AFTER the Revolution

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A tax revolt that occurred in Massachusetts AFTER the Revolution

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What were 2 compromises made at the Constitutional Convention? Options: Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, The Land Ordinance of 1785, Great (Connecticut) Compromise, The Great (Connecticut) Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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The Great (Connecticut) Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise

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What were the two important laws that were successfully passed by the Articles of Confederation? Options: Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, The Land Ordinance of 1785, Great (Connecticut) Compromise, The Great (Connecticut) Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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The Father of the Constitution was

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James Madison

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Who was the leading Anti-Federalist?

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George Mason

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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

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To guarantee the rights of the people would not be violated

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What was the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution?

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To describe the goals of government.

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Define popular sovereignty

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A government in which the people rule