AoC, Constitution & BoR Review

Which power did the Articles of Confederation give to the national government? Select the correct answer from the choices below each question.

• choosing a president

• appointing national judges

• settling conflicts among states

• requiring states to supply troops

What issue had to be negotiated before the states all agreed to ratify the Articles of Confederation? Select the correct answer from the choices below each question.

• control of the western lands

• whether to add a bill of rights

• whether Congress could declare war

• who was eligible to become president

Which power was given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation? Select the correct answer from the choices below each question.

• make treaties

• appoint a president

• force states to provide soldiers

• force states to provide money

Which problems led Daniel Shays and other farmers to start a rebellion in Massachusetts? Choose the two correct answers.

• high state taxes

• heavy war debts

• a record drought

• raids by native Americans

What determined whether a territory could become a state? Select the correct answer from the choices below each question.

• land area

• total population

• number of slaves

• number of townships

Fill in the blanks with the correct letter from each list. The Land Ordinance of ________ determined how western lands would be organized.

• E. surveyed

• D. 1791

• B. 1803

• A. 1776

• C. 1785

For each set of statements below, circle the 2 statements that are true about the Articles of Confederation.

• The national government had no power to tax therefore it couldn’t pay its war debts

• There was no national currency under the Articles of Confederation

• The office of the President was established by the Articles of Confederation

• There was a strong central government established by the Articles of Confederation

When it was clear that the Articles of Confederation were a failure, each of the states sent delegates to the (a)   in Philadelphia to create a new Constitution.

To ensure that the Legislative Branch does not overstep its bounds and pass unfair laws the president can cancel the law by using his power to (a)   it.

What kinds of cases does the Supreme Court hear?

• Criminal cases

• Civil cases

• Constitutional cases

• All of the above