Crash Course Government and Politics Quiz

What is the main focus of the video?

• The history of O Magazine

• The creation and significance of the United States Constitution

• The Revolutionary War

• The biography of John Green

What was the first American government called?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

• The United States Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

What was a major flaw of the Articles of Confederation?

• It was able to govern effectively

• It had a strong judiciary

• It had no executive branch or president

• It had too much power to levy taxes

What was the Great Compromise?

• A plan to abolish slavery

• A two-house legislature system

• A single-house legislature system

• A plan to increase taxes

How were slaves counted for representation purposes according to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• As three-fifths of a person

• As half persons

• They were not counted at all

• As full persons

What was required for the new Constitution to go into effect?

• Approval by the president

• Approval by at least 9 of the 13 states

• Approval by the Supreme Court

• Approval by all 13 states

Who were the Federalists?

• People who wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation

• People who wanted to abolish slavery

• People who supported a strong central government

• People who opposed the Constitution

What did the Anti-Federalists fear?

• A large government that would trample individual liberties

• Strong ties with England

• A weak central government

• A government that would not pay its debts

What was promised to help get the Constitution ratified?

• A stronger judiciary

• A new set of laws

• A Bill of Rights

• A new president

What is embedded in the Constitution according to the video?

• The idea of compromise

• The idea of absolute power

• The idea of monarchy

• The idea of no taxation