Civics 8: Review of Chapter 3 Sections 1 and 2

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What was the first constitution of the United States? Options: Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution

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Articles of Confederation

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What law during the Confederation Era made a plan for surveying the Northwest Territory? Options: Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Bill of Rights, Great Compromise of 1780, Ordinance of 1785

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Ordinance of 1785

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What was the impact of the Magna Carta on the writing of state constitutions? Options: weak governors, unicameral legislature, inclusion of a list of rights, all of the above

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inclusion of a list of rights

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What event showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Northwest Ordinance, Shay's Rebellion, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre

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Shay's Rebellion

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Which of the following was not included in the Virginia Plan? chief executive, judicial branch, legislative branch, bill of rights

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bill of rights

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What was a power that the Confederation Congress lacked? Options: power to tax, power to declare war, power to make treaties with foreign nations, all of the above

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power to tax

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What plan was supported by the smaller states at the Constitutional Convention? Options: Virginia Plan, New Jersey plan, Pennsylvania Plan, Delaware Plan

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New Jersey plan

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Who were supporters of the Constitution? Options: Federalists, Patriots, Anti-Federalists, None of the above

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Federalists

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What did the Federalists promise to win support of the Constitution? Options: New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, bill of rights, Great Compromise

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bill of rights

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What helped explain the proposed U.S. Constitution? Options: Federalist Papers, Great Compromise, New Jersey Plan, Magna Carta

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Federalist Papers