2023-24 Constitution Exam Corrections

Which weaknesses are associated with the Articles of Confederation? (2 choices)

• Central Government held too much power

• States coined their own money

• The one-house legislature was based on population

• Slavery banned in NW Territory

• All states had to approve amendments

What does this list suggest about the drafters of the Articles of Confederation?

• They were uncertain that democracy would continue to be the best type of government.

• They did not want a judicial system based upon that of Great Britain.

• They did not think that state governments could provide for the general welfare.

• They feared that a strong central government would abuse its power.

Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?

• The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens.

• The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.

• A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states.

• A republican system of government will better represent large states.

Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution?

• To reach a compromise between large and small states

• Article III of the Constitution, which establishes the court system

• Article I of the Constitution, which allows Congress to tax

• To implement the outcome of a popular vote

• To reach a compromise between slave states and non-slave states

Which principle of U.S. government is most clearly reflected in the amendment above?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Due Process

• Republicanism

• Federalism

Because the British had forced colonists to ​ (a)   inside of their homes and and carried out unreasonable​ (b)   protections were written in the third and fourth amendments.

• pay taxes
• laws
• imprisonment
• pledge allegiance to England
• quarter troops
• searches

The statements on this statement are from which document?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Treaty of Paris

• Missouri Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance

Select the grievance which describes the reason for the addition of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

• He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

• He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

• He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws;

• For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

Which statement shows an effect of the First Amendment?

• ministers can work together to establish a national religion

• ministers can preach religious messages to anyone who chooses to listen

• political leaders can require churches to pay taxes

• political leaders can require religious tests in order to hold public office

The Northwest Ordinance was an act that provided rules for governing the Northwest Territory and paved the way for -

• Articles of Confederation

• ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• expansion of slavery to northern states

• admission of new states to the Union