Constitution Test Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

• weak
• strong
• both strong and weak
• neither  strong nor  weak

Which event did Shays’ Rebellion lead to?

• the passage of the Intolerable Acts
• the beginning of the Revolutionary War
• the meeting of the Constitutional Convention
• the signing of the Declaration of Independence

What did the Federalists believe?

• They believed in a strong central govt. & making more universal rights & policies.

• They believed in a weak central govt. & making specific rights & policies.

• They believed in the states having power & making more universal rights & policies.

• They believed in the states having power & making specific rights & policies.

What did the Anti-Federalists believe?

• They believed in protecting the rights of the group & keeping power within the states.

• They believed in protecting the rights of the individual & keeping the power within the states.

• They believed in a strong central government & taking the power from the states.

• They believed in a strong central government made up of individuals.

What are Amendments 1-10 called?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• Bills

This person was elected President of the Constitutional Convention.

• Alexander Hamilton

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

Where and when did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• June 1787 in New York, NY

• May 1787 in Boston, MA

• May 1776 in Philadelphia, PA

• May 1787 in Philadelphia, PA

People who were against the Constitution were called...

• Delegates

• Pioneers

• Antifederalists

Supporters of the Constitution were called...

• Delegates

• Federalists

• Pioneers