A New Government Quiz

Which of the following did Congress not have the authority to do under the Articles of Confederation?

• borrow money

• ask the states for money

• declare war

• tax the states

How many votes did it take to amend/change the Articles of Confederation?

• 7/13

• 9/13

• 11/13

• 13/13

Which plan was adopted in the Senate during the Constitutional Convention?

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• Connecticut

• Vermont

What was the primary and initial reason for calling the states together for the Constitutional Convention?

• To draft/write a new Constitution

• To vote on new laws

• To amend/fix the Articles of Confederation

• To create a new Constitution

How many votes did each state have under the Articles of Confederation?

• 1 vote

• 2 votes

• 3 votes

• 4 votes

A written plan for government

• Charter

• Amendment

• Veto

• Constitution

proportional representation

• All states receive the same amount of representation

• Each state gets one vote

• The more population the more representation a state gets

• The states with the largest geographical area get more representation

Why was more power given to the state governments rather than the national governments under the Articles of Confederation?

• People wanted to set up a powerful federal/national government

• People were willing to give up some of their rights to a strong goverment

• people of the U.S. had a distrust for a strong central government

• People did not care about their individual rights

What representation plan was adopted in the House of Representatives in the U.S. Constitution?

• Connecticut Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Carolina Plan

• Virginia Plan

What representation plan is based on all states getting the same amount of representation no matter what their population differences are?

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Carolina Plan