Constitution Review

^{Which of the following BEST describes the Articles of Confederation?}

• A Declaration of Independence

• A Constitution established after the American Revolution

• A Constitution established during the American Revolution

• A strong form of government

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch

• the states

• national government

• the Executive Branch

For any changes to the Articles or new laws Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.

• 6 of the

• 7 of the

• 9 of the

• 13 of the

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax

• demand

• ask

• force

What would be the best title for this chart?

• Strengths of the Magna Carta

• Strengths of the Mayflower Compact

• Strengths of the Articles of Confederation

• Strengths of the U.S. Constitution

The Articles of Confederation made the federal government _________

• Strong

• Powerful

• Weak

• Stable

The Articles of Confederation the government could NOT regulate(control) ______ among the states.

• food quality

• laws

• travel

• commerce (trade)

The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for

• citizenship

• statehood

• state funding

• infrastructure grants

What is the name of the series of protests in 1786-87 by American farmers concerning debt and foreclosure?

• American Rebellion

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• Intolerable Acts

Why is Shay's Rebellion important?

• It led to American Independence

• It proved the government was strong enough to put down security threats.

• It exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederatioin