Early American Government

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

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

All of the following are true about the Northwest Ordinance EXCEPT

• A territory could become a state once it had 60,000 free male citizens

• An area could become a territory once it had 5,000 free male citizens

• Once a territory became a state it could write it's own Constitution

• The Northwest Ordinance directly led to the introduction of Oregon, Washington and Montana as state

Which of the following is known as The Father of the Constitution, and also wrote many of the Federalist Papers?

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following branches makes laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• National Defense

Which of the following is not one of the three separate branches of the Federal government?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Federalist

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

• Republicanism

• Separate Branches

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

The 3/5th 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