VUS.5 Constitution & Early Government Quiz

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch(es) of government.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ national 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

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence

• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation

• To write the Treaty of Paris

• To elect the first president

The _______________ Plan proposed a strong federal government with two branches.

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Connecticut

• Three-fifths

The three branches of government are ________________

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

• Legislative, Judicial, and National

• Executive, Principle, and Judicial

• Judicial, National, and Legislative

Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?

• Senate

• Judicial

• House of

  Representatives

• House of Congress

Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?

• House of Representatives

• Judicial

• Executive

• Senate

The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have.

• Great Compromise

• Three-fifths Compromise

• Great Dispute

• Big Agreement