Unit Three Honors Civic Literacy

Which of the following is a weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The states retained their sovereignty under this structure of government and were responsible for collecting taxes for the federal treasury.

• There was no national executive or federal court structure, and therefore, no way to enforce national laws.

• The Northwest Ordinance is historically viewed as an ineffective piece of legislation.

Madison's original proposal included an absolute federal negative. Which of the following best describes this proposal?

• The states would retain their sovereignty under this proposal.

• Congress could veto unconstitutional state laws.

• Congress could veto state laws in all cases whatsoever.

Why did leaders such as Adams, Jay, and Washington call the 1780s a “critical period” and a “crisis?”

• To these leaders, the US looked weak on the world stage at this time and needed to prove that a republican government could succeed.

• The states were engaged in trade wars, with different economic policies and currencies.

• The young nation was in a recession.

How did Madison use history as a guide to reach his conclusion about how to structure the new government?

• Small Greek city-states proved to be united in their sovereignty.

• A monarchy was the most legitimate form of government.

• Factions would best be controlled in a large republic.

Which of the following is true about Legislative Supremacy?

• Most state constitutions written in the late 1770s and early 1780s included it.

• The governor's power to revise laws is an example of it.

• Short terms, such as one year, for the state's governor is an example of it.

Which of the following is true regarding the Olive Branch Petition?

• It was met with an apology from the British monarch.

• The British monarch refused to read the document.

• The document expressed loyalty to the British monarch.

Which of the following events revealed the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays’ Rebellion

• The Boston Massacre

• The drafting of the Declaration of Independence

Which of the following is true regarding the Treaty of Paris?

• It marked the official end of the war between the US and Great Britain.

• The states did not follow the provisions in the Treaty.

• British soldiers remained in the US, even after the Treaty was signed.

What was Rhode Island's answer to the economic crisis in the 1780s? (This response was criticized heavily by James Madison.)

• To tax the people heavily.

• To pay off the creditors.

• To print more money.

What did Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence include that was left out of the document formally adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776?

• Jefferson included a prohibition of the institution of slavery in the new country.

• Jefferson argued that the King was to blame for the international trade of enslaved people.

• Jefferson argued that the King was urging enslaved people to fight for their freedom.