Articles of Confederation-US Constitution Quiz

Why is the United States Constitution considered a living document?

• BECAUSE IT IS A ZOMBIE

• BECAUSE IT CAN BE CHANGED

• BECAUSE IT IS HAS A PULSE

• BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE CHANGED

The constitutional principle that makes sure no branch of government has too much power

• REPUBLICANISM

• CHECKS AND BALANCES

• INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

• POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

Why was it difficult for the Confederation Congress to get anything done, under the Articles of Confederation?

• The executive branch and to approve all decisions made.

• Laws needed 9 out of 13 states for them to be enacted

• Congress did not have the power to declare war on other nations

• Congress lacked the ability to run a national post office.

Which of the following events was an achieve under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Which of the following event showed the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Northwest Ordinance

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

• Declaration of Independence

• United States 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

The Three-Fifths a Compromise was the Constitutional Conventions solution to which of the following issues?

• How to count population representation per each state.

• How to count slaves towards state representation

• Whether slavery should continue to exist as an institution

• Whether the executive branch should have one President or more

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

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Separate Branches

• Republicanism

Which of the following Constitutional Principle splits powers between the national and state governments?

• Republicanism

• Separate Branches

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty