WorksheetsArticles of Confederation and The Constitution
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
b)
Negotiate treaties
c)
Levy taxes
d)
Declare war and peace
2.
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
One
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
Three
3.
Which of the following had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
States
b)
Central Government
4.
What is the name of the first government of the United States?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Declaration of Independence
5.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
6.
What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
United States Constitution
d)
The President of the United States
7.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legislature
8.
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .
a)
only an executive branch
b)
only a legislative branch
c)
only a judicial branch
d)
an executive and legislative branch
9.
One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.
a)
tax
b)
ask
c)
demand
d)
force
10.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
11.
The legislative branch of government ________.
a)
is led by Congress and creates laws
b)
is led by the President and enforces the laws
c)
is led by the Supreme Court and interprets laws
d)
is led by Patriots who changed the laws
12.
Which one is correctly matched?
a)
Supreme Court to the Legislative Branch
b)
President to the Executive Branch
c)
Supreme Court to the Executive Branch
d)
Congress to the Judicial Branch
13.
The judicial branch of government ___________ .
a)
is led by Congress and creates the laws
b)
is led by the President and enforces the laws
c)
is led by the Supreme Court and interprets laws
d)
is led by Patriots who changed the laws
14.
The federal system of government __________ .
a)
is led by a king
b)
gives all the power to the national government
c)
divides power between the national and state governments
d)
gives all the power to the states
15.
Congress is to the _________ as the President is to the __________ .
a)
executive branch; legislative branch
b)
judicial branch; executive branch
c)
legislative branch; executive branch
d)
judicial branch; legislative branch
16.
In the Constitution, the Senate has how many representatives from each state?
a)
22
b)
50
c)
2
d)
1
17.
Which part of Congress has the number of representatives from a state based off the state's population?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Supreme Court
18.
A federal system of government is when what happens with the nation's powers?
a)
They are given to one dictator
b)
They are given completely to a large group of leaders
c)
There is no source that power comes from
d)
They are divided among the central government and the individual state governments
19.
Checks and balances are...
a)
A system that keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful
b)
A system that lets a dictator take all of a country's power
c)
A system that allows a certain branch of government a much higher amount of power than other branches
d)
A system that gives a certain branch a significant amount of power less than another branch
20.
Congress is a part of the branch that makes laws. Which branch is it?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
21.
The Senate has how many representatives from each state?
a)
22
b)
12
c)
2
d)
222
22.
Which part of Congress has the number of representatives from a single state based off of the population it has?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Executive
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