Articles of Confederation/Constitution Quiz

The ________ states each state would have equal representation in the Senate, but representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population.

• Three fifths rule

• Articles of Confederation

• The Great Compromise

• The Constitution

What was the purpose of the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

• to establish and protect people's rights

• to take rights away

• to show all citizens who was responsible for what

• to rule the people

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

• It made government strong

• It made government too weak

Weaknesses in the Articles of the Confederation influenced the creation of which document?

• The Three Fifth Compromise

• The Constitution

• The American Revolution

• The Great Compromise

Who was the leader of the Continental Army and led the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which document is an addition to the US Constitution that gives people many personal freedoms?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Three Fifths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Executive (President)

• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

• Judicial (Supreme court)

• Legislative (congress)

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• ask

• tax

• demand

• force

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It had no legislative branch

• The executive was too powerful

• the federal government was too weak

• The judicial was too powerful

Who was president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Madison

• Washington

• Franklin

• Jefferson