Constitution Test

The Articles of Confederation gave the states

• no power
• the same power as the national government.  
• less power than the national government.
• more power than the national government

In 1787, Congress called a meeting about the Articles of Confederation

• to decide what to do with the Northwest Territories.
• to make the national government stronger.
• to discuss ways to stop tax rebellions
• to borrow money to pay for the Revolutionary War.

With the Articles of Confession, what could Congress do?

• print and borrow money
• control trade
• raise money with taxes
• start an army

With the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not?

• organize new territories
• deal with other nations
• force states to obey its laws
• declare war and peace

Which Americans were represented at the Constitutional Convention? 

• Native Americans
• women
• African Americans
• white men who owned land

Some delegates to the Constitutional Convention thought a republic would

• give small states more power
• allow slavery to continue
• protect citizens' rights
• let the states share power with a central government

In a federal system of government

• the states share power with the central government
• the states have more power than the central government
• the central government has more power than the states
• the states don't share power with the central government

How did the states compromise about slavery?

• No enslaved people were counted
• All enslaved people were counted
• Every 5 enslaved persons were counted as 3 free people
• All states said slavery should never end

Which of the following is not one of the three branches of government created by the Constitution?

• judicial
• federal
• legislative
• executive

The system of checks and balances

• decides what laws mean
• helps make treaties and choose judges
• decides if laws follow the constitution
• keeps each branch of government from becoming stronger than the others