AOC - Constitution Quiz!

Why did the Continental Congress write the Articles of Confederation while they were still at war with Great Britain?

• They knew the needed a permanent government

• The thought the Continental Congress was enough

• The wanted a new government incase they LOST the war.

• The didn't want anyone to join the British.

Which document laid out the following?

• U.S. Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

How did the Continental Congress fix the AOC?

• Made Slavery illegal

• Gave states the power to tax exports

• Increased the powers of the Central Government

• Expanded the powers of the state government

Why did the AOC make the government so weak?

• They feared being oppressed by their government

• They were concerned that the government would be too effective

• The wanted to make their government like the British

• They wanted national unity.

Why was Shay's Rebellion important?

• It showed that the governmenet couldn't tax.

• It revealed the inability of the national government to put down an uprising if it had spread.

• Showed the national government's lack of power to regulate trade

• Showed that states needed to vote on congress based on their size.

What do the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence have in common?

• Both made slavery illegal.

• Both wanted the protection of individual rights.

• Both created checks and balances

• Both provided equal treatment for women.

How did the creation of a bicameral legislature resolve a disagreement at the Constitutional Convention?

• It made passing laws faster.

• It gave poor and rich states advantages in the legislature.

• It gave African Americans and women the right to vote.

• It gave small and large states an advantage in one house of the legislature.

Someone who supported trial by jury, freedom of press, and no quartering of soldiers most like would have -

• Wanted the Constitution and a stronger national government

• Opposed ratification of the Constitution because it made the government too weak.

• Opposed ratification of the Constitution because it didn't have a Bill of Rights.

• Supported the Constitution because it could easily be amended.

What was the impact of the Federalist Papers?

• The increased support for the Bill of Rights

• The encouraged states to ratify the US Constitution

• They led to a weaker federal government

• The expressed the need for racial and gender equality.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• Decision of the US Supreme Court

• Act of the US Congress

• Amendment to the Constitution

• Treaty provision signed by the President.