US Government Test #1

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• The counting of slaves for the purpose of representation and taxation.

• The counting of representatives for each seat in the Senate.

• The number of members who signed the Constitution.

• The amount of power given to the Legislative Branch.

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

• Preamble

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

What was Shays’ Rebellion?

• A rebellion against the British army.

• People opposed to officers entering their homes.

• A series of protests from farmers against tax collections.

• Citizens boycotting the imported goods.

The _______ is the highest law of the land.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention

_______ is divided into two sections: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• The Bill of Rights

• The White House

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

If the United States still operated under the Articles of Confederation, which situation could occur?

• The president’s authority would be expanded as commander and chief.

• Interstate trade would be strictly controlled by the Congress

• Each state could adopt its own rules for becoming a citizen.

Once it was realized the Articles of Confederation was too weak, the leaders created a new form of government, the Constitution. What was a long term result of the Articles of Confederation on the American government (the Constitution)?

• the Constitution gave more power (authority) to the Central government

• the Constitution gave less power to the Central government

• they wrote the Constitution basically the same as the Articles of Confederation

After the King passing so many taxes, the creators of the Articles of Confederation wanted _________

• a national government that could pass any tax they wanted

• a strong King who had all the power

• a national government that could NOT tax at all

Why would it have been difficult to make an AMENDMENT under the Articles of Confederation

• A change to the Articles would have required a only 1 vote from the states

• A change to the Articles would have required a unanimous vote of the 13 states

• The government did not have an executive branch.

An institution created by a society to create and enforce public policies is known as-

• Preamble

• Government

• Bureaucracy

• Parliament