Articles and Constitution Test

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.

• 9

• 10

• 13

• 15

Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)

• True

• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

Americans were afraid that a ______ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government

• weak government

• strong central government

• People

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• they supported a new Constitution
• they questioned the justice of slavery
• the feared the power of the national government
• the believed that states should have equal representation

Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

• National
• State
• Central
• Republican

When the states came together to alter the Articles of Confederation they had to compromise. What is the name of this compromise?

• The Great Charter

• The Great Compromise

• The Great Grapes

• The Great Crustacean

Which document did The Great Compromise attempt to improve?

• The Articles of Pickles

• The Articles of Constitution

• The Articles of Condemnations

• The Articles of Confederation