Challenges of the Constitution Unit Test

What is your name?

1. What were the Articles of Confederation?

• a. A newsletter for the American colonies
• b. The first constitution of the United States
• c. A set of British laws to tax the colonies
• d. An almanac written by Benjamin Franklin

2. The Articles of Confederation were the nation's first constitution, but they had to be replaced by the Constitution of the United States. What was the major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• a. The federal government was too weak.
• b. The state governments were too weak.
• c. Great Britain still could make laws for the colonies.
• d. France did not accept the independence of the United States

3. Who was called the Father of the Constitution?

• a. James Madison
• b. Thomas Jefferson
• c. George Washington
• d. John Adams

4. Delegates decided to allow the states with slaves to count their free population plus three-fifths of their slave population. This was called the _____.

• Great Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Articles of Confederation
• House of Representatives

5. The idea that government should share power with the states is called ____.

• Constitution
• Federal System
• Articles of Confederation
• Delegates

6. He planned the Constitutional Convention and kept a detailed record of all the debates.

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams
• James Madison

7. What document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1788?

• a. The Declaration of Independence
• b. The U.S. Constitution
• c. The Emancipation Proclamation
• d. Common Sense by Thomas Paine

8. Which of the following statements best describes the Constitution of the United States?

• a. A document declaring the independence of the United States from Britain
• b. A plan that includes the laws for governing the United States
• c. A statement that people recite when saluting the flag
• d. A peace agreement with other countries such as France and Germany

9. He was elected president of the Constitutional Convention. He came out of retirement to attend the meeting.

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams
• James Madison