US Constitution

Which was the first constitution of the US?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

Which were weakness of the first Constitution?

• too many taxes

• no executive

• too powerful judiciary

• no ability to regulate trade

• only one vote per state

Which compromise addressed slave representation?

• Great Compromise

• Commerce Compromise

• 3/5th Compromise

• States Compromise

Which is the covenanting of national, state and local governments together to share political power?

• democracy

• federalism

• checks and balances

• republic

• constitutionalism

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• Weak central government

• Provided for no common currency

• All of the these

What was the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution?

• Ratification Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

Before the US Constitution was written, how many states had to approve a law before it was passed?

• one
• thirteen
• eight
• five

The Great Compromise was....

• an agreement that decided how many votes each
  state would have in the Senate and the House of 
  Representatives.
• an agreement amongst the states to work together.
• an agreement that said the states would have equal representation in the Senate and House of Representatives.
• an agreement that decided to make a stronger national government.

The uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms to pay for heavy state taxes after the American Revolution was known  as

• Shays Rebellion
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Civil Rights Movement
• The Constitutional Convention

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• The legislative branch

• The executive branch

• The judicial branch

• The Supreme Court