Articles of Confederation and Constitution Review

Which word best describes the power of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federalist

• Weak

• Strong

• Bicameral

Which of the following is an achievement under the Articles of Confederation?

• Negotiated the Treaty of Paris (1783)

• Provided for a strong Executive branch

• Congress protected citizens from discrimination

• Congress had the power to tax

How did the American government respond to Shays’ Rebellion?

• It planned to hold a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation.

• It executed all the rebels who participated in the rebellion.

• It gave the Confederation Congress supreme power in the U.S.

• It forced states to provide soldiers for a national army.

How did the Framers of the Constitution compromise on the issue of representation within the new Congress?

• They created a legislature that is checked by the courts

• They created a one-house (unicameral) legislature

• They created a two-house (bicameral) legislature

• They created separate federal and state legislatures

What issue was addressed by the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Powers granted to the state by the Constitution

• Rights guaranteed to each citizen by the government

• The election of the President

• The inclusion of enlaved people within a state’s population

Which issue was not resolved by the Constitution?

• Creating a Senate and House of Representatives.

• How to handle the spread of slavery into future states.

• How to handle the raising of money to fund the federal government.

• Establishing the qualifications of the President.

Which of the following represents an opinion held by an Anti-Federalist?

• A bill of rights is needed to protect the basic freedoms of citizens.

• All important powers should be given to the national government.

• The government represents the interests and welfare of all people.

• The system of checks and balances adequately limits the government’s power.

Which of the following is a strength of the Constitution?

• It can be amended or changed.

• It establishes a system where larger states have more say in making laws.

• It makes state governments very powerful.

• It prevents the federal government from excessively taxing citizens.

Which of the following rights is protected under the First Amendment?

• The right to a speedy trial

• The right to a trial by jury

• The right to own a gun

• The right to free speech

Which of the following statements describes the purpose of a system of checks and balances?

• To divide power between federal and state governments.

• To prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

• To provide a method for changing the Constitution.

• To provide representation for citizens within the legislature.