US Constitution and Government Review

What was the name of the first laws of the United States?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Articles of Confederation

• The US Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the biggest problem the United States faced after the Revolution was over?

• Food shortages

• Wars with the Native Americans

• Massive amounts of debt

• Spain attacked the US from Florida

Which of the following was a reason the US struggled under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes from the states.

• Each state had its own money.

• Changes to laws had to be passed by every state.

• These are all reasons the US struggled.

What event showed the US government that Congress needed to have more power?

• Attacks from Native Americans.

• The collapse of the US economy.

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Treaty of Paris

Where did the Founding Fathers meet to write a new constitution?

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Charleston

The Founding Fathers were inspired by the Enlightenment. Who gave them the idea of creating 3 branches of government?

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Voltaire

Individual rights like free speech and freedom of religion were also added to the Constitution. Which Enlightenment thinker inspired that?

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Locke

The Founding Fathers decided to make Congress a 2 chamber house where each state was equal in one house, and the other house was based on population. This was known as the __________________.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Solution of Government

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise accomplish?

• It ended slavery in the South

• It counted 60% of the south's enslaved population towards its representation.

• It kept the south from counting any of its enslaved population towards their representation.

• It made it so three-fifths of the states had to agree before they could change laws.

Texas has more representatives in Congress than South Carolina. Why?

• Texas is bigger than South Carolina

• Texas has more people than South Carolina

• Texas has more money than South Carolina

• Texas is farther away from DC