AOC and Constitution Quiz

What document established the first national government, states' rights, and created the Northwest Ordinance and Land Ordinance?

• The Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist Papers

• The Bill of Rights

Which ordinance set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped Northwest?

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• To provide individual and state's rights

• To set up a system for purchasing farmland

• To limit the power of the federal government

• To create three branches of government

Which plan suggested large states be represented based on population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Federalist Plan

What was the main goal of the Anti-federalists?

• To create a strong federal government

• To limit the power of the federal government

• To establish a national bank

• To promote westward expansion

Which compromise suggested small states be represented based on equality?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Federalist Papers

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise address?

• Representation of large states

• Representation of small states

• Representation of slave populations

• Representation of federal powers

What document was written to encourage colonists and anti-federalists to ratify the Constitution?

• The Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist Papers

• The Bill of Rights

What concept limits the national government by balancing power between branches?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Anti-federalism

• Land Ordinance

Which document provides individual and state's rights?

• The Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers