Constitution Test Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, what could the federal government NOT do?

• Declare war

• Borrow money

• Collect taxes

• Make treaties

The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to fix which document?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Mayflower Contract

The Great Compromise settled which of the following disputes:

• How the legislative branch should be structured

• How many justices should sit on The Supreme Court

• Whether or not slaves should be counted as part of the population

• Whether or not to continue the slave trade

Why was the Great compromise important?

• The group with the Virginia Plan succeeded

• People who lived in New Jersey had a plan

• It settled the arguments between the large states and the small states about representation

• None of the plans were successful

The Three-Fifths Compromise settled which of the following disputes:

• Whether or not slaves should count as part of the population

• How the Legislative Branch should be structured

• How many justices should sit on The Supreme Court

• Whether or not to continue the slave trade

Why is democracy referred to as self-government?

• Every person has his own government.

• Citizens vote on important issues and elect leaders.

• The government runs itself.

• The citizens are free to do whatever they want.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to

• To protect the rights of the individuals

• To protect the rights of the federal government

• To protect the rights of the state governments.

• To protect the rights of the right whales

The U.S. Bill of Rights:

• Upset people who believed in personal freedom

• Was the first part of the Constitution written

• Is made up of 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect citizens rights

• Includes the 12th-19th amendments

Who were the major leaders of the Constitutional Convention?

• Paul Revere, George Washington and King George III

• Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and King George III

• James Madison, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams

• James Madison, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin

The Articles of Confederation were made to create:

• A government that controls all of the new states

• Create a federal system for states to govern themselves

• Money for all of the colonies to use

• A role for a George Washington to be President