Unit 2 Quiz 1

The first national government of the United States was the

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

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

• The national government held all power

• Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.

• The states had more power than the national government.

• Government was there to meet the needs of all states.

What was a major failing of the Articles of Confederation?

• could not create new states.

• couldn't stop fighting with France

• couldn't defend Texas from Mexico

• couldn't regulate commerce between states

Which is true about the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The only Federal branch was the president

• The only Federal branch was the national court system (Judicial)

• The Federal government was divided into three separate branches

• The only Federal branch was Congress

Article 9 of the Articles of Confederation says: "The United States in Congress shall never engage in a war...unless nine States vote to declare war."

What does this tell us about the power of Congress?

• Congress was limited in power. It could not act without state's approving.

• Congress was too powerful. It didn't have to listen to states.

• War was too easy to start. 9/13 states is too easy to get.

• The US was afraid of war because we were so young.

Congress called for a convention to be held in Philadelphia in 1787 in order to

• Fix the leaking roof of Independence Hall

• declare independence from England.

• create the Consititution

• revise the Articles of Confederation.

the Virginia Plan would have granted more power to

• Thomas the train

• Elmo.... Yikes

• Smaller States

• Larger States

The New Jersey and Virginia plans were meant to

• Plan for independence from Britain

• Create a peace treaty

• Fix issues on the power of large and small states in the new national government.

• Create a compromise on the issue of Slavery

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both attempted to fix what issue?

• Expanding slavery

• 1. the regulation of interstate (between states) commerce.

• 1. Admitting new western states

• 1. the representation of states in Congress.

The Commerce Clause in the United States Constitution is meant to regulate trade between

• the USA and other nations

• The USA and Native American Tribes

• States

• Leaders