Unit 3 AOC-Constitution Quiz Review

What was the first plan of government for the United States of America?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

What was the only strength of the Articles of Confederation?

• Unified currency

• One branch of government

• No taxes

• Decisions about land

Which of the following is a description of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• created the process on how a territory became a state

• banned slavery in the Southern portion of the United States

• gave a deadline for the British to evacuate the United States

• Created a system of dividing land into sections to be sold

 Which of the following describes the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• Created a system of dividing land into sections to be sold

• gave a deadline for the British to evacuate the United States

• banned slavery in the Southern portion of the United States

• created the process on how a territory became a state

How did Shays' Rebellion impact the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation were seen as the perfect government for the United States

• Shay's Rebellion led to a full Revolution which led to the creation of the US Constitution

• The Founding Fathers realized that the United States needed a stronger central government

• Political leaders realized all the Articles of Confederation needed was the ability to tax

Which of the following are considered weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• No power to tax

• Weak central government

• No power to raise an army

• All of the above

What was one effect of the Three-fifths Compromise?

• Slave states gained additional congressional representation.

• The number of justices on the Supreme Court was established.

• Presidential appointments were assured easy confirmation.

• A two-house legislature was created.

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over...

• slavery

• representation in Congress

• native land rights

• creation of Judicial Branch

Separation of Powers and checks and balances is an example of which Enlightenment principle?

• Social Contract

• Limited Government

• Salutary Neglect

• Popular Sovereignty

What best describes the views of the Federalists?

• state government retains most power

• belief in a strong central government

• the Constitution is too hard to change

• The Articles of Confederation did not need to be changed