Articles of Confederation and Constitution Test Practice

Which of the following was not a guiding principle when states first wrote their individual constitutions after the American Revolution?

• representative government

• rule of law

• protecting the freedoms of individuals

• establishing kings or single rulers with unlimited authority

All of the following were branches of government in most states except:

• Parliament

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

In most state constitutions written after the Revolution, which branch of government held the greatest power?

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• unicameral

All of the following ideas connect to Republicanism except:

• government is built on the consent of the governed

• citizens who own property are expected to be involved in government

• citizens lose property rights and the ability to elect officials

• individuals are expected to put community needs ahead of personal interests

What does the idea of Republican Motherhood mean?

• the belief that women shape society by first teaching children civic responsibility

• the belief that women shape society by teaching children farming and livestock care

• the belief that women shape society by teaching household chores and cooking

• the belief that women shape society by voting directly in elections

The first Constitution of the United States created a loose union of the 13 states and kept most authority at the state level. What was it called?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation government except:

• inability to collect taxes

• ability to raise an army and navy for protection

• inability to regulate trade

• requirement of 9 out of 13 states to pass laws and 13 out of 13 to amend

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had all of the following powers except:

• to borrow and print money

• to create a postal system

• to set up an army and navy

• to conduct foreign relations

• to tax citizens in order to raise money for debts

Which of the following was not a conflict between the federal government and the states under the Articles?

• states voluntarily gave money and supported federal laws

• states made their own treaties with foreign countries

• states printed their own money and taxed goods from other states

• states fought over land claims and ignored other states’ laws

After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. struggled with foreign nations: __________ blocked use of the Mississippi River, __________ demanded repayment of loans, and __________ refused to abandon forts in the Great Lakes region.

• France, Britain, Spain

• Britain, Spain, France

• Spain, France, Britain

• Spain, Britain, France