Chapter Three Test

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

What was a law that set up a plan for surveying western lands?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Ordinance of 1785

• Articles of Confederation

• Great Compromise

What was a 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory and a plan for admitting new states to the Union?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Ordinance of 1785

• Articles of Confederation

• Great Compromise

During Shays's Rebellion, Massachusetts farmers attacked a federal ______________________, which showed weaknesses in the AOC.

• bank

• government

• arsenal

• museum

Under the Articles of Confederation, the _________________ governments had more power.

• national

• state

• local

• city

Which of the following were weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress had no power to collect taxes

• Congress had no power to enforce laws

• Could not pass laws without approval of all 13 states.

• Had no national court system.

__________________________ believed in the separation of powers between three branches of government.

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Baron de Montesquieu

What were the meetings of state delegates in 1787 leading to the adoption of a new constitution?

• Constitutional Convention

• Albany Convention

• Confederation Congress

• Annapolis Convention

Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to throw out the Articles of Confederation?

• Because they had to replace it every few years.

• Because the government it created was too weak.

• Because it created a central government that was too strong.

• Because it had expired.

The ______________________ Plan favored large states by having both houses of Congress based upon population.

• New Jersey

• Connecticut

• Virginia

• New York