Constitution Quiz

What is the definition of a Constitution?

• A law for a city or county

• A detailed plan for government

• A group of united state governments

• A farmers' uprising

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

What does the term 'bicameral' refer to?

• A single legislative body

• A detailed plan for government

• A legislature with two parts

• A protest against taxes

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CCSS.RI.6.4

Which was the first state to adopt a constitution?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New Hampshire

• New York

What was Shays' Rebellion a protest against?

• The Ordinance of 1785

• High taxes and debt

• The Northwest Ordinance

• State constitutions

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CCSS.RI.6.2

What is an ordinance?

• A court system

• A law pertaining to a city or county

• An uprising

• A detailed plan for government

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

What did the Articles of Confederation create?

• A bicameral legislature

• A one-house legislature

• An executive branch

• A federal court system

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CCSS.RI.6.2

What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Inability to make laws

• Lack of a legislative body

• Inability to collect taxes

• Lack of state representation

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CCSS.RI.6.2

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 establish?

• A plan for surveying western lands

• A plan for territory governance and state admission

• A protest against taxes

• A new constitution for the U.S.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

What impact did Shays' Rebellion have on the government?

• It strengthened the Articles of Confederation

• It highlighted government weaknesses

• It led to the Northwest Ordinance

• It created a new legislative body

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

What does 'ratify' mean?

• To reject

• To approve

• To modify

• To survey

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.4D