Constitution Test

Which three essential powers did the Articles of Confederation government NOT have?

• Authority, taxation and state militias

• Military, land and taxation
• Land, taxation and interstate commerce (trade between states)

• Central authority, taxation and interstate commerce (trade between states)

Which of the following happened first?

• The Constitutional Convention
• Shays' Rebellion
• Articles of Confederation
• The end of the American Revolution

What was Shays' Rebellion?

• An economic revolt that occurred BEFORE the American Revolution
• A social revolt that occurred in Virginia with indentured servants
• A slave rebellion in Haiti that ended slavery
• A tax revolt that occurred in Massachusetts AFTER the Revolution

What were 2 compromises made at the Constitutional Convention?

• Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• The Land Ordinance of 1785, Great (Connecticut) Compromise
• The Great (Connecticut) Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise
• The Three-Fifths Compromise and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

What were the two important laws that were successfully passed by the Articles of Confederation?

• Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• The Land Ordinance of 1785, Great (Connecticut) Compromise
• The Great (Connecticut) Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise
• The Three-Fifths Compromise and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The Father of the Constitution was

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Dickinson
• George Mason
• James Madison

Who was the leading Anti-Federalist?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Dickinson
• George Mason
• James Madison

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• To describe the goals of government
• To guarantee the rights of the people would not be violated
• To describe the process of creating government
• To divide the power of the government into branches

What was the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution?

• To describe the goals of government
• To guarantee the rights of people would not be violated
• To describe the process of creating government
• To divide the power of government into branches

Define popular sovereignty

• A government in which the people rule

• People vote for elected representatives who represent the people's wishes in government

• A system in which power is shared between the state and national government

• Separation of powers of the government into branches