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Constitution Test Review 22-23

Authored by Hope King

History, Social Studies

8th Grade

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Constitution Test Review 22-23
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the name of the United States’ first constitution?

Articles of Confederation

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Virginia House of Burgesses

Declaration of Independence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What document allowed each state to make its own money and had no executive branch? 

Articles of Confederation

Declaration of Independence

Virginia House of Burgesses

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

3. What was the only successful law passed under the United States’ first constitution? Why is it important?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787– it provided the guidelines for admitting new states to the Union. 

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - Established the first government in the US

The Virginia House of Burgesses - established the first legislative body

The Declaration of Independence- A list of grievances about KGIII

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

4. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, one major disagreement concerning representation in the new national legislature. The large States wanted the population to determine representation. Small states wanted all states represented equally. What was the result of the disagreement? 

The Virginia Plan

The New Jersey Plan

The Great Compromise

The Constitution

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The Articles of Confederation had these characteristics. What’s missing? No chief executive? No national courts, Congress has the power to declare

   war, Congress has the power to make

   treaties, and ____________________________?

All states needed to approve Laws and Amendments

Only 3/4ths of states needed to approve new laws and amendments

Only half of all states needed to approve laws and amendments

Only 1/4th of states needed to approve the laws and amendments

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

6. George Mason refused to sign the Constitution and opposed its ratification because he believed that it—

did not adequately protect individuals from potential government abuse

did not adequately state the rights of individuals

did not adequately allow people to participate in government

did not adequately allow people to have liberties like owning property

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

The Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention concerned what issues?

States in the North and South couldn't agree on how slaves would be counted - decided every five slaves would count as three people for taxation and representation purposes

States in the North and South couldn't agree on how slaves would be counted - decided slaves would not count at all for representation

States in the North and South couldn't agree on how slaves would be counted - decided slaves counted as regular people for representation

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