New Nation Unit Quiz Review

What does ratification mean?

• a change
• formal approval
• to meet
• to catch rats

How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have? Which branch was it?

• 2, legislative and judicial
• 3, legislative, executive and judicial
• 1, legislative
• 1, executive

What was the Great Compromise about?

• Representation in the legislative branch
• Representation in the Judicial branch
• Counting slaves for population
• How to elect the president

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

• Jefferson
• Washington
• Adams
• Monroe

Which president is considered the father of the Constitution?

• Monroe
• Madison
• Jefferson
• Adams

Which plan wanted representation in Congress based on population?

• The New Jersey plan
• The Connecticut Compromise
• The Virginia plan
• The 3/5th Compromise

Which word best describes the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• strong
• weak
• perfect
• just right

Which compromise was created to settle the issue of counting slaves for population or taxation?

• 3/4
• 1/2
• 3/5
• 5/3

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• no common currency
• no power to tax
• no executive or judicial branch
• all of the above

After the Constitution was ratified, it was known as what?

• Supreme Law of the U.S.
• Supreme Law of the Land
• Supreme Court
• Supreme Justice