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WorksheetsNew Nation: Test Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Under the Articles of Confederation, representation was based on
One state, one vote
One state, two votes
Population
Physical size
The only power given to the nation under the Articles of Confederation was
Taxing
Making laws
Regulating commerce
Creating a common currency
Money issued by a government is
Currency
Constitution
Commerce
Congress
The Articles of Confederation were written
To end the Revolution
To declare independence
To establish a national government
To restrict movement West
The debate about one state one vote versus population was about
Representation
Dividing power
Regulating commerce
Branches of government
The only branch in the Articles of Confederation was the
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Instead of revising the Articles, the delegates replaced it with
The US Constitution
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Bill of Rights
The US Constitution went into effect when it was ratified by
9 states
13 states
3 states
7 states
Who was elected president of the Convention?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
The Great Compromise settled the debate about representation by creating
3 branches
a 2 house legislature
13 states
a Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was based on which 2 documents?
VA Declaration of Rights & VA Statute for Religious Freedom
VA Declaration of Rights & Declaration of Independence
The Proclamation of 1763 & The Treaty of Paris
The US Constitution & Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments are known as the
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
US Constitution
VA Declaration of Rights
Which came first, signing or ratifying the US Constitution?
Signing
Ratifying
Which document was added later to the Constitution to protect our individual freedoms?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Which document had a stronger national government?
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
The Bill of Rights is part of the
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
VA Declaration of Rights
The Articles of Confederation were written after
The Declaration of Independence
The Convention in Philadelphia
The Treaty of Paris
The surrender at Yorktown The surrender at Yorktown
Which document outlawed slavery in new territories?
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
The Northwest Ordinance
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The US Constitution
Who is known as the "father" of the US Constitution?
George Washington
James Madison
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
The US Constitution is a document that _______________.
prohibits Americans from traveling west
declared our independence from Great Britain
outlined the process to admit new states to the Union
structures government with laws and branches of government
We consider _____________ as the "law of the land" today.
the US Constitution
the VA Declaration of Rights
the Articles of Confederation
the VA Statute for Religious Freedom
A separation of power between the national, state and local
governments.
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Checks & Balances
Which weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation does this picture represent?
No common currency (money)
No executive branch
No power to tax
One vote for each state
Which is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?
Congress couldn't collect taxes
Weak national government
Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states
All of the above
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?
The Declaration of Independence
The US Constitution
The VA Statute for Religious Freedom
The VA Declaration of Rights
The Constitutional Convention was a meeting to...
write the Treaty of Paris.
get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
create a national currency.
improve the Articles of Confederation.
How many branches of government do we have in the US?
1
2
3
4
