Distance Learning Constitution Quiz

What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

• The Constitution

• The Albany Plan of Union

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the below options held the most power?

• Legislative branch

• the president

• the states

• national government

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

Why was the first U.S. government so weak?

• King George III was still in charge of USA

• Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

• The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III

• So France would have the opportunity to colonize North America

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence

• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation

• To write the Treaty of Paris

• To elect the first president

What did Anti-Federalists want regarding the new Constitution?

• For a Bill of Rights to be included

• No state government, only Federal

• Less power for the states, more for the national government

• A strong central government for the US

The three branches of government are ________________

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
• Legislative, Judicial, and National
• Executive, Principle, and Judicial
• Judicial, National, and Legislative

Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on state population?

• Senate

• Judicial

• House of

  Representatives

• House of Congress

Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?

• House of Representatives
• Judicial
• Executive
• Senate