7th Grade Review-Creating the Constitution

Which of the following had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• States
• Central Government

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

What is the name of the first government of the United States?

• U.S. Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Northwest Ordinance
• Declaration of Independence

What replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• United States Constitution
• The President of the United States

What is a set of rules that guides how a country works?

• delegate
• compromise
• constitution
• bicameral

the number of members of which of these is affected by state population.

• Senate
• Supreme Court
• presidents cabinet
• House of Representatives

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• they supported a new Constitution
• they questioned the justice of slavery
• the feared the power of the national government
• the believed that states should have equal representation

Why is James Madison known as the father of the Constitution?

• he kept a journal and was well prepared to lead the discussion at the Convention
• he wrote the 1st draft of the constitution
• he knew more about the government than anyone else
• he was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention

Why is Shay's Rebellion an important event in U.S. history?

• it showed the power the President had
• it made it clear there needed to be a stronger central government
• it was the beginning of the Civil War
• it showed the strength of the Massachusetts militia