Civics Unit 3 Test

What law created the process for adding new states?

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Proclamation of 1763

• Compromise of 1820

• Treaty of Paris

Which rebellion over taxation directly led to the Constitutional Convention?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Lexington & Concord

Which of the following is not a true statement about the power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress was unable to regulate trade

• Congress could not amend the Articles without unanimous approval

• Congress collected taxes annually

• Congress could not enforce laws effectively

Which of the following was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to elect a president

• to fix the Articles of Confederation

• to draft a brand new Constitution

• to offer the British a peace treaty

This was the plan presented by William Patterson that called for a legislature based on state equality and group executive power.

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• North Carolina Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

The agreement made at the Constitutional Convention that created a two house legislature with one house based on population and the other based on equality.

• Great Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Magnificent Compromise

What agreement was made to resolve the issue of slavery as it related to the census for Congressional representation?

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise

The political group that supported the new Constitution and the stronger government it created.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Democrats

• Republicans

Essays and articles in support of the new Constitution.

• Federalist Papers

• Common Sense

• Letters from A Federalist Farmer

• Articles of Confederation

Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the new Constitution?

• it gave too much power to the federal government

• it gave too much power to state governments

• it gave too much power to regular citizens

• it gave too much power to foreign governments