A More Perfect Union Test REVIEW QUIZIZZ

What is a written plan of government called?

• charter

• ordinance

• bill of rights

• constitution

The Continental Congress asked each state to do 2 things before they declared independence from Great Britain. Which of the following 2 things did they ask the states to do?

• adopt a bill of rights

• adopt a state constitution

• swear allegiance to the national constitution

• organize their state government

Early leaders of the United States made the _________ governments stronger than the ______________ government because Americans were determined not to place too much power in the hands of one person or one body of people at the national level for fear that this power would be abusive towards the people as it had been with the British Parliament and King George III.

• state/national

• national/state

The first constitution for the United States was called the ______________________________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of 1787

• Articles of Confederation

• House of Burgesses

Which TWO of the following are TRUE about the Articles of Confederation? (CHOOSE 2)

• It was made up of a Congress that gave each state ONE vote.

• It was made up of a 2 house congress with representation based on a state’s population.

• It was made of only one branch of government (legislative branch).

• It was made up of 3 branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial branches).

Which of the following were weaknesses created by the Articles of Confederation? (choose all that apply)

• Required 9 out of 13 states to approve the Articles of Confederation and all 13 states to pass a law

• NO control over trade

• NO executive or judicial branch

• NO power to tax its citizens or to draft an army

Which 3 powers below did the Congress have under the Articles of Confederation? (choose 3)

• power to issue money

• power to draft an army

• power to conduct foreign affairs (affairs with foreign countries)

• power to borrow money

Which land policy did the following things?

* outlawed slavery

* allowed for the Northwest Territory to be divided into 3

to 5 smaller territories in the future

* set up a government for the Northwest Territory

* Guaranteed basic rights to settlers such as freedom of

religion and trial by jury

• Land Law of 1800

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• The Wild West Rules

How many free people did a territory in the Northwest have to have before it could ask the U.S. Congress to be admitted as a new state?

• 60,000

• 75,000

• 100,000

• 120,000

Which land policy divided the Northwest Territory into townships with ONE section in each township being reserved for PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Land Law of 1800