
Origins of American Government
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?
To pass a law, all states needed to agree.
To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.
The President could veto a law before it was passed.
The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How many votes, from the 13 states, did it take to make a change (amendment) to the Articles of Confederation?
1
7
10
13
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses
one
two
three
five
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which principle states that the government is subject to the will of the people (the people decide)?
limited government
checks and balances
popular sovereignty
federalism
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why style of government was established under the Articles?
democracy
republic
confederation
monarchy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did the Great Compromise solve the disagreement between small and large states?
It outlawed slavery in the north
It counted 3 out of 5 slaves towards population.
It created a one house legislature.
It allowed for representation in one house to be determine by population and in the other it would be equal
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