Confederation to Constitution Review - Unit 2

During the Articles of Confederation, the central government lacked the power to deal with major problems. This was called the ____.

• A) Critical Period

• B) Shay's Rebellion

• C) Anti-Federalists

• D) Elastic Clause

This event exposed weaknesses in the government under the Articles of Confederation.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Shay's Rebellion

• Checks and Balances

• 1st Amendment

This group objected to the Constitution because it did not protect the rights of individuals.

• Anti-Federalists

• Congress

• States

• Patrick Henry

Who opposed a strong national government because he believed it would strip people's liberties away?

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• Congress

• Elastic Clause

This allowed for the settlement and organization of the Northwest Territory.

• Northwest Ordinance

• 22nd Amendment

• Checks and Balances

• Concurrent Powers

Powers that are shared by both the state government and federal government are called ____.

• A) Concurrent Powers

• B) Checks and Balances

• C) Elastic Clause

• D) 20th Amendment

This amendment put a 2-term limit on the president.

• 22nd Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• Elastic Clause

This allows Congress to create laws that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution.

• A) Elastic Clause

• B) Checks and Balances

• C) Concurrent Powers

• D) 1st Amendment

What is one thing that Congress cannot mandate?

• A) National Religion

• B) States

• C) Concurrent Powers

• D) 22nd Amendment

The trial of John Peter Zenger influenced what amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• Elastic Clause