8th Grade Social Studies Semester 1 Review

The first constitution of the United States was ___.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles fo Confederation

What word best describes The Articles of Confederation?

• weak

• powerful

• effective

There was/were ___ branch(es) of government under The Articles of Confederation.

• one

• two

• three

Under the Articles Congress did not have the power to ___.

• settle disputes between states

• oversee a military

• tax

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

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

The rebellion in Massachusetts where farmers fought to protect their land and protest against taxes was known as:

• Shays' Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Articles Rebellion

• Great Rebellion

Shays' Rebellion showed Americans that

• British influence was still strong.

• Massachusetts had a strong government

• soldiers were reluctant to arrest citizens

• the Articles of Confederation did not work.

The Great Compromise resolved the issue of how states would be represented by creating:

• A two house Congress with a Senate (2 representatives per state) and a House of Representatives (based on population).

• A House of Representatives, or lower house, with the number of representatives based on the land size of the state.

• A house that had representatives based on land ownership.

• A dictatorship with Mr. Kotrous in charge.

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement that

• allowed three fifths of a state’s representatives to Congress to be chosen by the state legislature.

• counted three fifths of the slaves in any state as part of its population.

• counted three fifths of all white men in any state as part of its population.

• allowed three fifths of a state’s representatives to Congress to be chosen by the state legislature.

George Washington was the _____ President of the United States.

• 11th
• 1st
• 100th
• last