Quiz on the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution

What was a major weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation?

• A strong central government

• Lack of power to tax

• Efficient trade regulation

• Unified national currency

What branches existed under the AOC?

• Legislative branch with one house

• Executive and Legislative branches with two houses

• Judicial branch with no houses

• Legislative and Judicial branches with three houses

How was Daniel Shay’s rebellion an important event that led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution?

• It highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• It demonstrated the need for a stronger federal government.

• It showed the inability of the government to maintain order.

• All of the above.

The U.S. Constitution addressed the weaknesses of the AOC by establishing which of the following?

• A strong federal government with the power to tax

• A unicameral legislature

• A system of state sovereignty

• A confederation of independent states

The legislative branch can check another branch.

• By vetoing executive orders

• By impeaching officials

• By declaring laws unconstitutional

• By appointing judges

The executive branch can check another branch in which of the following ways?

• Vetoing legislation

• Appointing judges

• Declaring laws unconstitutional

• Impeaching officials

The judicial branch can check another branch.

• By declaring laws unconstitutional

• By interpreting the meaning of laws

• By vetoing legislation

• By appointing judges

The U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in the power of judicial review is:

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

The debate over ratification was between which two groups?

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Democrats and Republicans

• Whigs and Tories

• Liberals and Conservatives

What was written to convince States to ratify the Constitution?

• The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

• The Bill of Rights by James Madison

• Common Sense by Thomas Paine