New Nation Unit Test

^{What are the Articles of Confederation?}

• ^{The 1st Plan for Federal government in America.}

• ^{A meeting.}

• ^{It is the laws that make government in the United States.}

• ^{A list of rights that every United States Citizen has.}

^{The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.}

• ^strong

• ^average

• ^weak

• ^federal

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

^{In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, 13 out of 13 states had to agree. To ratify the Constitution, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.}

• ⁹

• ¹⁰

• ¹³

• ¹⁵

^{One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.}

• ^{The ability of Congress to tax.}

• ^{Congress could not pass taxes.}

• ^{Congress could declare war.}

• ^{Congress had all the power.}

The Constitutional Convention took place-

• 1781
• 1787
• 776
• 1783

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 

Who was elected president and to lead the discussions at the convention?

• James Madison
• George Washington
  
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin

Known as the "Father of the Constitution"

• Ben Franklin
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Thomas Paine

In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation? 

• Senate 
• House of Representatives 
• General Assembly 
• House of Commons