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New Nation: Test Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under the Articles of Confederation, representation was based on

a)

One state, one vote

b)

One state, two votes

c)

Population

d)

Physical size

2.

The only power given to the nation under the Articles of Confederation was

a)

Taxing

b)

Making laws

c)

Regulating commerce

d)

Creating a common currency

3.

Money issued by a government is

a)

Currency

b)

Constitution

c)

Commerce

d)

Congress

4.

The Articles of Confederation were written

a)

To end the Revolution

b)

To declare independence

c)

To establish a national government

d)

To restrict movement West

5.

The debate about one state one vote versus population was about

a)

Representation

b)

Dividing power

c)

Regulating commerce

d)

Branches of government

6.

The only branch in the Articles of Confederation was the

a)

Executive branch

b)

Legislative branch

c)

Judicial branch

7.

Instead of revising the Articles, the delegates replaced it with

a)

The US Constitution

b)

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

c)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

The Bill of Rights

8.

The US Constitution went into effect when it was ratified by

a)

9 states

b)

13 states

c)

3 states

d)

7 states

9.

Who was elected president of the Convention?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

10.

The Great Compromise settled the debate about representation by creating

a)

3 branches

b)

a 2 house legislature

c)

13 states

d)

a Bill of Rights

11.

The Bill of Rights was based on which 2 documents?

a)

VA Declaration of Rights & VA Statute for Religious Freedom

b)

VA Declaration of Rights & Declaration of Independence

c)

The Proclamation of 1763 & The Treaty of Paris

d)

The US Constitution & Bill of Rights

12.

The first 10 amendments are known as the

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

US Constitution

d)

VA Declaration of Rights

13.

Which came first, signing or ratifying the US Constitution?

a)

Signing

b)

Ratifying

14.

Which document was added later to the Constitution to protect our individual freedoms?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

d)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

15.

Which document had a stronger national government?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

US Constitution

16.

The Bill of Rights is part of the

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

US Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

VA Declaration of Rights

17.

The Articles of Confederation were written after

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Convention in Philadelphia

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The surrender at Yorktown The surrender at Yorktown

18.

Which document outlawed slavery in new territories?

a)

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

b)

The Northwest Ordinance

c)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

The US Constitution

19.

Who is known as the "father" of the US Constitution?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

George Mason

d)

Thomas Jefferson

20.

The US Constitution is a document that _______________.

a)

prohibits Americans from traveling west

b)

declared our independence from Great Britain

c)

outlined the process to admit new states to the Union

d)

structures government with laws and branches of government

21.

We consider _____________ as the "law of the land" today.

a)

the US Constitution

b)

the VA Declaration of Rights

c)

the Articles of Confederation

d)

the VA Statute for Religious Freedom

22.

A separation of power between the national, state and local

governments.

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Limited Government

d)

Checks & Balances

23.

Which weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation does this picture represent?

a)

No common currency (money)

b)

No executive branch

c)

No power to tax

d)

One vote for each state

24.

Which is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress couldn't collect taxes

b)

Weak national government

c)

Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states

d)

All of the above

25.

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The US Constitution

c)

The VA Statute for Religious Freedom

d)

The VA Declaration of Rights

26.
What does ratification mean?
a)
To deny
b)
to ask for
c)
to demand
d)
to approve
27.

The Constitutional Convention was a meeting to...

a)

write the Treaty of Paris.

b)

get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.

c)

create a national currency.

d)

improve the Articles of Confederation.

28.
An agreement in which both sides make a sacrifice.
a)
Compromise
b)
Conclusion
c)
Arrangement
d)
Declaration
29.
The ______ would have two representatives from each state
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Presidency
c)
Articles
d)
Senate
30.
The __________ representation was based on the population of the state.
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Articles
d)
Presidency
31.

How many branches of government do we have in the US?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4