Civics Review #5

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

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One

• Zero

• Two

• Three

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

• Create a plan for the Northwest Territory

• Negotiate treaties

• Levy taxes

• Declare war and peace

Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

• National

• State

• Central

• Republican

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

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

Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?

• Daniel Shays

• the Government

• all of the farmers were leaders

• Thomas Hobbes

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government

• A stronger militia

• A common currency

• The ability to sign peace treaties

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create a bill of rights

• to make changes to the Articles of Confederation

•  to declare independence from Great Britain

•  to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation