2nd Nine Weeks Social Studies Homework (8th Grade)

The Articles of __________ established a weak central government; the states kept most of their power.

• Confederation
• Provision
• Convention
• Federalism

In 1785 the congress passed a(n) __________ that set up a process to survey and sell the lands north of the Ohio River.

• Amendment
• Ordinance
• Executive
• Confederation

Under the Articles, Congress could not draft soldiers or regulate trade, and there was no __________ for national courts.

• Confederation
• Ordinance
• Provision
• Executive

At a time when few people went to college, 16 of the __________ at the Constitutional Convention had college degrees.

• Legislatives
• Provisions
• Executives
• Delegates

The government’s source of __________ is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people.

• Confederation
• Sovereignty
• Federalism
• Amendment

Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without __________ of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

• Amendment
• Provision
• Due Process
• Resolution

The __________ claimed that the United States would not survive without a strong national government.

• Federalists
• Executive
• Legislatives
• Amendment

Regardless of the kind of __________, the Constitution does provide some very specific powers to both the states and the federal government.

• Confederation
• Compromise
• Due Process
• Federalism

At first, most Americans wanted a weak __________ government; they expected that each state would remain free to act independently on most issues.

• Congressional
• Central
• Confederation
• Civic

Changing the Articles required the __________ approval of all 13 states.

• Executive
• Central
• Congressional
• Judicial