US Constitution Test

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on

• one vote per state

• the state's size

• the state's total population

• the state's voting population

Why did our founding father originally not want a strong government?

• They wanted a government similar to Britain

• They were all Federalists

• The were anarchists

• They were afraid of creating another king-like government

The Articles of confederation included all of the following weaknesses EXCEPT

• The lack of an executive or president

• The inability to tax

• The power to regulate commerce

• The provision for unanimous consent to amend the Articles of Confederation

Why did Shay's Rebellion show America about it government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The US Government is too strong

• State's had too much power

• The US Government is too weak

• States are too weak

The _______________ combined both of the plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, and created a two house Congress. One with equal representation and one based on population.

• 3/5 Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Compromise of 1775

• Constitutional Compromise

Check and balances refer to...

• The institutional checks of power between the three branches of government

• The money system used for weighing gold

• The powers of the President over the states

• The inability of certain rich fat cats to balance their bank accounts

Supporters of the Constitution called themselves

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Aliens

• Anti-Federalists

Passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, the Bill of Rights are the

• Pre-Amble

• Articles of Confederation

• First 10 amendments of the Constitution

• Reasons the Constitution was written

The Federalist papers written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, which appeared in New York newspapers from 1787-1788 were aimed to

• Challenge the Constitution

• Defend the Constitution

• Defend the British government

• Challenge the British government

The qualifications for a U.S. senator or representative require all the following except that he or she:

• be a U.S. citizen

• be at least a certain age

• live in the state he or she represents

• belong to a registered political party