New Nation TEST

Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation had to be revised?

• The states no longer had any power.

• More and more states wanted to join the new nation.

• The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

• The federal government had no power to raise an army.

What was one of the biggest problems caused by the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• America did not have any allies in the American Revolution because Congress could not sign treaties.

• America could not pay its debts from the American Revolution because Congress could not collect taxes.

• America could not pay its debts from the American Revolution because Congress could not coin money.

One of the problems with the Articles of Confederation, is that it created a _______ national government.

• weak

• long

• good

• strong

What is the name of the compromise between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Small Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Washington Compromise

• The Articles of Confederation Confederation

Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What argument did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle at the Constitutional Convention?

• how states would pass laws

• representation in the Supreme Court

• how enslaved people would be counted

• how many rights would be in the Bill of Rights

What argument did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle?

• It settled representation in the Senate.

• It settled how states should be represented.

• It settled how many votes each state could submit.

• It settled the issue on how enslaved people would be counted.

How was the issue of state representation solved in the new government?

• Two houses were created: one just for the big states and another just for the smaller states.

• Two houses were created: one based on population and another with two people from each state.

• Checks and balances were put in place to stop the big states from using their power on the small states.

• Three branches of government were created to include two representatives in each branch from each state.

What is a representative democracy?

• Voters elect only one leader that makes all laws and decisions.

• All the voters come together in one place to make laws and decisions.

• People elect leaders to speak for them and make the laws and decisions.

• The government selects a few people to vote for the country’s laws and decisions.

Use the statement to answer the question. “We the people of the United States…” -The Preamble of the United States Constitution, 1787. Which of the following is the BEST reason Framers of the Constitution include this text in the document?

• to show that all people in the country have the same rights

• to show that the government’s power comes from the people