APGOV 1.4-1.6 Quiz Review

Which of the following was a power granted to the Articles of Confederation?

• Power to regulate interstate commerce

• Power to declare war

• Power to collect taxes

• Power to establish a national currency

What was the structure of the Articles of Confederation?

• A strong central government with three branches

• A weak central government with a unicameral legislature

• A strong central government with a bicameral legislature

• A weak central government with an executive president

What was one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• Strong central government

• Lack of power to tax

• Executive branch with veto power

• Judicial branch with the power to interpret laws

What was the main issue addressed by the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention?

• Representation of states in Congress

• Abolition of slavery

• Establishment of a national currency

• Creation of a federal court system

Which compromise during the Constitutional Convention resulted in the creation of a bicameral legislature?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

What was the Great Compromise in the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• An agreement that large and small states would have equal representation in the Senate

• A decision to count slaves as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation

• A compromise that allowed the president to be elected by a group of electors

• An agreement that the federal government could regulate interstate commerce

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A decision to count slaves as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation

• An agreement that large and small states would have equal representation in the Senate

• A compromise that allowed the president to be elected by a group of electors

• An agreement that the federal government could regulate interstate commerce

Which compromise resolved the issue of representation in the legislative branch during the Constitutional Convention?

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The Slave Trade Compromise

Who were the main opponents to the ratification of the Constitution?

• The Federalists

• The Anti-Federalists

• The Democrats

• The Republicans

What was the main argument of the Anti-Federalists during the ratification of the Constitution?

• They believed the Constitution gave too much power to the national government

• They believed the Constitution did not give enough power to the national government

• They believed the Constitution should abolish slavery

• They believed the Constitution should establish a national religion