New Nation Test Review

The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.

• Proclamation of 1763
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris 1783

This was America's 1st constitution, which proved to weak to protect the American people.

• Articles of Confederation
• U.S. Constitution
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Human Rights

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it DID NOT create which 2 branches?

• executive and judicial
• legislative and executive
• judicial and legislative
• bicameral and legislative

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles?

• No legislative branch
• No common currency
• Strong National Government
• 7 votes for each state

Congress never had any money because under the Articles they did NOT have the power to ____.

• print money
• sell items to other countries
• tax
• spend money

Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.

• food quality
• laws
• travel
• commerce (trade)

Because of the Articles, each state got __ vote(s).

• 1
• 2
• 10
• more votes if more people live in that state

The Articles created a _____ national government.

• strong
• weak
• nope
• nope

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Constitution 
• The Magna Carta 
• The English Bill of Rights