Constitution Unit Test Review

What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• weak
• strong
• both strong and weak
• neither  strong nor  weak

Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Create a plan for the Northwest Territory

• Negotiate treaties

• Collect taxes

• Declare war and peace

Why was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 assembled?

• To write the Declaration of Independence

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To write the Northwest Ordinance

• To write the Bill of Rights

Who was known as the Father of the Constitution?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George

• James Madison

Why did Congress pass the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• To map and settle new lands acquired as a result of the Revoltuion

• To prohibit movement into the Northwest

• To regulate trade with the West

• To allow the English to stay in the Northwest territories

Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?

• Federalists
• Anti-federalists
• Democrats
• Northerners

What are the Bill of Rights?

• The first Amendment
• The first five Amendments
• The first ten Amendments
• All of the Amendments

What political official is elected through the Electoral College?

• Senators

• Secretary of State

• President

• Speaker of the House