Unit 2 Test Review - Creation of the US Government

The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved a conflict between what two groups?

• Large states and small states

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Northern States and Southern States

• Confederation supporters and Constitutional supporters

The Great Compromise included aspects of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. What issue was at the center of these debates?

• The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution

• How to fairly provide representation in the national legislature. (Congress)

• How much "energy" was needed to give the new executive without creating a tyranny.

• How legislative supremacy could be included within a system of checks and balances.

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government held most of the power.

• Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.

• The states had more power than the national government. (Confederate Government)

• Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.

A major failing of the United States Government under the Articles of Confederation was its

• inability to allow the United States to expand.

• inability to regulate commerce among the states.

• failure to defend Texas from being annexed by Mexico.

• failure to settle conflicts over the settlement of western lands.

The first government of the United States was the:

• Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

The delegates who created the United States Constitution devised a government that was divided into three separate branches. What was the purpose of this division?

• To protect individual liberties and freedoms

• To provide for freedom of speech and religion

• To guarantee that power came from the consent of the people

• To make sure that no one group or individual had too much power

Which of these accurately reflects a WEAKNESS in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress taxed citizens too much.

• There was no separation of powers.

• The document was too easily amended by the states.

• The central government held too much power over the states.

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?

• To pass a law, all states needed to agree.

• To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.

• The President could veto a law before it was passed.

• The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional.

When the Articles of Confederation was passed, the states were given more power than the national government. Why did this happen?

• Americans did not trust strong national governments.

• They told the British the government would be set up that way.

• Thomas Jefferson trusted state governments more than the Federal government.

• It was an accident that happened when writing the Articles of Confederation.

Which is true regarding the structure of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The only Federal institution was Congress, and there was no president or national court system.

• The only Federal institution was the national court system, and there was no president or Congress.

• The only Federal institution was the president, and there was no Congress or national court system.

• The Federal government was divided into three separate branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial.