New Nation and Constitution Test

The first U.S. government was the

• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Magna Carta

What was the major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• It made the federal (or central) government too weak
• It made the state government too weak
• It cost the United States too much money to operate
• It called for a Monarchy

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

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

The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states

• northern; southern
• large; small
• southern; northern
• small; large

What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?

• New York Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Georgia Plan

This branch enforces or carries out the laws

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative
• Supreme Court

This branch interprets the laws

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative
• Presidential

This branch makes the laws

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative
• Supreme Court

This means the sharing of power between the State and National Government

• Federalism
• Anti-Federalism
• Anarchism
• Constitutionalism

The ______ would have two representatives from each state

• House of Representatives
• Presidency
• Articles
• Senate