Articles of Confederation / Constitutional Convention

How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The first document that outlined the laws and structure of the government of the United States is called...

• The Constitution
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights
• The Declaration of

How many branches of government does the U.S. Constitution have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The Three-Fifths Compromise concerned

• appointment of judges
• Bill of Rights
• ratifying the Constitution
• counting enslaved persons

The Constitution said that Congress could not outlaw slavery for

• 100 years
• 10 years
• 20 years
• eternity

The federal government is the government in charge of....

• a specific city
• a state
• the entire country
• The Kennedy Middle School

What is NOT one of the flaws of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress didn't have the power to collect taxes
• Congress could not recruit a national army
• Congress could pass laws but not enforce them
• The President had too much power

The agreement in the Constitution that split Congress into two houses, one with equal representation by state and the other based on population, is called...

• The Three Fifth's Compromise
• The Great Compromise
• The Connecticut Compromise
• The Kentucky Compromise

The section in Congress that has equal representation (2 per state) is called...

• The House of Representatives
• The Republic
• The Senate
• The Forum

The section in Congress that has representation based on state population is called...

• The House of Representatives
• The Republic
• The Senate
• The Forum