US History Quiz

What is the best title for this table?

• U. S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

Which of the following were weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation? Choose three answers.

• Provided for a strong central government

• Established three branches of government

• Gave each state only one vote

• Gave Congress no power to tax

• Provided no common currency

Which of the following best shows how most Americans distrusted a strong central government during the 1780s?

• The creation of an executive branch under the Articles of Confederation.

• The lack of debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution.

• The plan of government established by the Articles of Confederation.

• The state population determined representation in the legislative branch.

After the Articles of Confederation failed, the states sent representatives to a constitutional meeting to form a new government. The constitutional meeting produced a ___________ system of government. This system divided governmental powers between national government and the governments of the states.

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• federal

• dictatorship

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes was each state allowed in Congress?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What branch of government held all the power under the Articles of Confederation?

• National

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

According to the quote, which of the following had the power to declare war?

• State governors

• National legislature

• State legislatures

• The president

Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• The Constitution of the United States of America

• The Declaration of Indepedence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

What role did the man pictured above carry out at the Constitutional Convention?

• Wrote the majority of the Constitution

• Served as a delegate from New York

• Served as president of the Constitutional Convention

• Created the Virginia Plan in response to the New Jersey Plan

How many of the thirteen states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to go into effect?

• Five

• Nine

• Eleven

• Thirteen