Unit 4 Articles and Constitution Highlighted Essentials Quiz

Which branch of government created one body for statehood (2 per state) and one body by population?

• Executive
• Legistative
• Judicial
• Parliament

Which essays are brainstorm of one point of view of the ratification (voting in) the U.S Constitution and wanted a strong central government?

• Federalist Papers
• Articles of Confederation
• Anti- Federalist Papers
• U.S Constitution

The Bill of Rights (individual rights) was which group idea to be in the U.S Constitution so it would finally be ratified (voted in)?

• Federalist
• Anti- Federalist
• Democrats
• Republicans

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____

• allowed slavery in the Northwest Territory
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• paid for roads to move west
• created townships to sell land

What year was the Constitution Convention?

• 1781
• 1776
• 1787
• 1783

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

• strong state government

• weak government

• strong central government

• legislature

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• No national courts to settle state disputes

• Difficult to pass new laws or amendments

• All of the these

The two chambers of Congress (the US Legislative Branch) are....

• House of Representatives and Assembly 
• Senate and Congress 
• House of Representatives and Senate
• House of Lords and House of Commons

The Virginia Plan called for representation in Congress based on

• population of each state
• tax revenue from each state
• equal legislators for each state
• slave population of a state

The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined in the

• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Slave Trade Compromise
• Southern Compromise
• Great Compromise