SOL 7 Articles and Constitution

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes was each state allowed in Congress? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The Articles of Confederation established what could best be described as a

• strong monarchy.
•  weak national government.
• loose dictatorship. 
• strong federal system.

 What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It did not provide for an executive or judicial branch.
• It did not allow the states to create their own money.
•  It was opposed to Great Britain.
• It was based on the Mayflower Compact. 

The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan were combined to form the

• Maryland Compromise
• Three Fifths Compromise
• Intolerable Compromise
• Great Compromise

What is the proper order for when the following documents were passed?

• Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, Constitution

• Constitution, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution

Which document created the structure for the United States first national government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Virginia Plan

Which of the following replaced the Articles of Confederation because it left the central government as being too weak?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

The Great Compromise settled which major issue presented to the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention?

• How to count slaves in representation in Congress

• Should the government have an executive branch

• Who should preside over the Convention

• How population should factor into representation in Congress

Which Constitutional Principle is granted by the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution?

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Separate Branches

• Republicanism

Which of the following is not one of the three separate branches of the Federal government?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Federalist