Test Corrections: A New Nation Honors

1. The Constitutional Convention produced a ______________ system of government, or a system divided governmental powers between national and state governments.

• A. A National Government

• B. A Two-Party Government

• C. Rule by Military Generals

• D. A Federal Government

2. The Articles of Confederation were written to...

• A. Make the states happy by creating a fake government

• B. Declare independence from the rule of King George III

• C. To establish a new national government

• D. To take over by military control

3. Which weakness in the Articles of Confederation is being described in the quote above?

• A. Power to control trade

• B. Power to tax

• C. Power to make laws

• D. Each state gets one vote

4. How many of the thirteen states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to go into effect?

• A. Twelve

• B. All thirteen

• C. Five

• D. Nine

5. Which branch of the US government is responsible for carrying out the laws?

• A. Executive

• B. Judicial

• C. Legislative

• D. Federal

6. What document created a weak national government, allowed each state only one vote, gave Congress no power to tax, and did not have an executive or judicial branch?

• A. The Declaration of Independence

• B. The US Constitution

• C. The Articles of Confederation

• D. The VA Statute of Religious Freedom

7. Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• A. no executive branch

• B. no power to tax by Congress

• C. No common currency

• D. Established 3 branches of government

8. Which document gave each state one vote, regardless of size or population?

• A. The Declaration of Independence

• B. The US Constitution

• C. The VA Statute of Religious Freedom

• D. The Articles of Confederation

9. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are referred to as the…

• A. Judicial Branch

• B. Declaration of Independence

• C. Bill of Rights

• D. The VA Declaration of Rights

10. Which branch of the US government decides cases and determines if laws are Constitutional?

• A. Legislative

• B. Judicial

• C. Executive

• D. Federal