Chapter 3 Quiz

Why did the Founders decide not to change the Articles of Confederation but to create a new form of government?

• The Articles had created a weak government.

• The Articles were too complex to revise.

• They thought it was easier to start from scratch.

• They wanted to eliminate the national government.

The Virginia Plan contained the main features of the federal government today, including

• a bill of rights

• government departments

• income taxes

• three separate branches

The Constitutional Convention met in the building now called Independence Hall in the city of

• Dallas

• Jamestown

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia

Why is the first national government of the United States called a confederation?

• States were dependent on each other.

• States were relatively independent.

• States were stronger than local government.

• States were weaker than the national government.

How many states had to approve a change to the Articles of Confederation?

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

The document that created the first national government for the United States.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

The introduction to the Constitution is called

• Preface

• Preamble

• Introduction

• The Opening Script

Favored larger states with larger populations; votes determined by population

• Virginia Plan

• Alabama Plan

• Pennsylvania Plan

• New York Plan

Favored small states ; one house congress with equal votes for each states

• Rhode Island Plan

• The Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• South Carolina Plan

Which element of the Constitution reflects the influence of the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?

• the amendment process

• the Electoral College

• the "necessary and proper" clause

• the separation of powers