Civics Test 1

During the American Revolution, the colonies had to establish a _____ that would keep them together and help the new nation prosper, so this document was created and is considered the first Constitution.

• Declaration of Independence

• Federal Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• New Hampshire Compromise

Who drafted the nation's first consitution, called the Articles of Confederation?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Dickinson

Where was the first constitution of the United States drafted?

• Philadelphia
• New York
• Washington D.C.
• Boston

What accomplishment under the Articles of Confederation helped end the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Taxation without Representation

• Philidelphia Convention

• Ordinance of 1776

This accomplishment under the Articles of Confederation set rules for creating new states and outlawed  slavery in certain regions.

• The Northwest Ordinance
• The Great Compromise
• The Three-Fifths Compromise
• The Missouri Compromise

This accomplishment under the Articles of Confederation provided for setting aside one section of land in each township for public education.

• Northwest Ordinance
• Land Ordinance of 1787

• Constitutional Convention
• Shays' Rebellion

One of the issues with the Articles of Confederation was domestic problems.  Which of the following events demonstrated that the new nation had domestic issues.

• The Boston Tea Party
• The signing of the Declaration of Independence
• The Shays' Rebellion
• The Battle of Yorktown

What is the constitutional principle that states power comes from the people ?

• Popular Sovereignty
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers

Which constitutional principle states that power is shared between different levels of government; in the U.S. it means the power is shared between the state level and national level.

• Federalism
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Popular Sovereignty

 Which group of individuals favored the development of the Constitution?

• The Federalists
• The Anti-Federalists
• The Loyalists
• The Patriots