MP2: Quiz #1

In 1781, the (a)   was adopted by the states as America's​ (b)   constitution.

• Articles of Confederation
• U.S. Constitution
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• first
• second

The Articles of Confederation established a ​ (a)   central government and ​ (b)   state governments.

• weak
• strong

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government had the power to:

• Issue Currency (Money)

• Force citizens to join the army.

• Declare War

• Conduct Foreign Affairs

Which of the following is NOT a power given to the central government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The power to conduct foreign affairs.

• The power to borrow money.

• The power to impose taxes.

• The power to maintain armed forces.

Why was Daniel Shays's Rebellion significant?

• This rebellion cause a great deal of death and suffering in the states.

• This rebellion proved that the central government needed to be stronger and that the constitution needed to be changed.

• This rebellion proved that the central government needed to be weaker and that the states needed more power.

• This rebellion started the American Civil War.

The ​ (a)   Ordinance (law) of 1787 provided a system of surveying and selling land west of the Ohio River. A specific condition of this law also marked the first attempt to stop the spread of ​ (b)   in the U.S.

• Northwest
• slavery
• Southeast
• disease

What were the three main reasons that the Articles of Confederation failed?

• No power to tax or regulate (control) foreign or interstate commerce (trade).

• No executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress, and no court system to settle disputes between states.

• No power to gather a combined (national) military force from the states.

• All three of these reasons.

Match the following terms and figures with their appropriate descriptions:

• America's first constitution

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• 3/5 slaves counted during U.S. census

• Articles of Confederation
• Presided over constitutional convention

• Confederation Government
• Meeting to revise the Articles of Confed

• George Washington

• America's first central government

• Constitutional Convention

The (a)   proposed that states' representation in congress be proportionate to their ​ (b)   size. The (c)   proposed that each state be equally represented in congress by receiving (d)   vote in congress.

• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• population
• one

Under this compromise, each state would get two representatives in the Senate (upper house) and a variable number of representatives in the House (lower house) depending on its populations size, according the U.S. census.

• The Great Compromise

• The New Jersey Compromise

• The Virginia Compromise

• Washington's Compromise