Constitution and Bill of Rights Test Review

What was America's first government called?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• Three Branches of Government

The ____ had the most power in the Articles of Confederation.

• President

• King

• states

The Articles of Confederation was approved in ______. (Hint- This was BEFORE the Constitution.)

• March 1781

• July 1776

• September 1783

The Articles of Confederation did not allow Congress to ______, which is one of the reasons they were replaced by the Constitution.

• make treaties

• declare war

• collect taxes

The Articles of Confederation were replaced by what?

• Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• Three branches of government

Where did the Constitutional Convention meet? (Hint- The two incorrect choices are battles from the American Revolution.)

• Valley Forge in Pennsylvania

• Independence Hall in Pennsylvania

• Yorktown

What was the original plan of the Constitutional Convention?

• revise the Articles of Confederation

• write the Declaration of Independence

• create the Bill of Rights

The delegates had difficulty agreeing on how to frame the Constitution. What did they argue over the most?

• about who would be the President

• about what they would call their group

• about representation

How many states had to approve the Constitution for it to be ratified? (Hint- It's at least half of the 13 states.)

• 5

• 9

• 13

Which state became the ninth state to accept the Constitution?

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

• New Hampshire