Constitution Quiz

The Articles of Confederation was important because it –

• created a means for establishing the executive branch

• provided every citizen in America the right to vote

• enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nations

• was the first form of government for America

Match the following

• ratification

• Juan and Sarah have decided to agree to a _____ when deciding what to have on their pizza for lunch.

• compromise

• Many men supported _____ of the new country, believing it would make our country better.

• convention

• The Supreme Court are members of the _____ branch.

• judicial

• My mom has to go to Austin to attend a _______ with teachers from around the state.

• constitution

• The United States needed a new ______ to help govern their new country and lay out its principles.

The reason the Articles of Confederation only established the legislative branch was to -  

• show the importance of a representative legislature to foreign nations

• keep power out of the hands of the courts

• ensure the government would not become too powerful

• give the legislature supreme rule over all the states

One negative effect of the Articles of Confederation was that-  

• all citizens did not have the right to vote

• the Supreme Court held ultimate power over the government

• unalienable rights of the people were revoked

• no executive branch was provided to enforce the laws

The Articles of Confederation did not allow the federal government to levy taxes on citizens.  This led to -

• states taxing their citizens then giving all their funds to the federal government

• the federal government seizing lands from Loyalist during the American Revolution to generate revenue

•    the federal government being unable to pay off its war debts

• a protest by members of congress because of their lack of funding

The Articles of Confederation did not allow the federal government to levy taxes on citizens.  This led to -

• states taxing their citizens then giving all their funds to the federal government

• the federal government seizing lands from Loyalist during the American Revolution to generate revenue

•    the federal government being unable to pay off its war debts

• a protest by members of congress because of their lack of funding

What form of government has citizens vote for someone to make decisions in government for them.

• Republic

• Direct Democracy

• Kingdom

• Aristocracy

• Plutocracy

Jill won her election to become a member of the ___________ branch. She feels she has good ideas for new laws.

What are the characteristics of the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan for the US Constitution?

Groups:

(a) New Jersey Plan

,

(b) Virginia Plan

• Lower House elected by the people

• Bicameral(Two Houses)

• Judges are appointed by the executive branch

• Single house with one vote per state

• Can veto legislation but can be overridden.

• The Executive can veto laws and is subject to override

• Upper house elected by the lower house

• Executive removeable by governors

What is the 3/5ths compromise?

• A treaty between the United States and Native American tribes
• A trade agreement between the North and South during the Civil War
• A compromise to establish the three branches of government
• An agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention regarding the counting of slaves for taxation and representation purposes.