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U3: Confederation to Federation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first constitution of the United States?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Declaration of Independence

2.

What was the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution?

a)

Ratification Convention

b)

Constitutional Convention

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Second Continental Congress

3.

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?

a)

The national government lacked the power to regulate trade.

b)

The national government lacked a national court system.

c)

The national government lacked central leadership

d)

The national government lacked the power to tax

4.

"Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States..." (Source: Articles of Confederation - US National Archives)

How does the U.S. Constitution address concerns that resulted from the government described in this passage?

a)

The new government could enforce treaties between the states

b)

The new government could settle disputes between the states.

c)

The new government could regulate trade between the states.

d)

The new government could levy taxes between the states.

5.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
6.
Which government was stronger under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Local
b)
State
c)
Federal
7.

Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against...

a)

unfair taxes and farmer debt

b)

the death penalty

c)

no judicial system

d)

debtors' prisons

8.
A bicameral legislature has
a)
two votes per state
b)
two chambers
c)
three branches
d)
nine judges
9.
What year was the Constitution Convention?
a)
1781
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1783
10.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legslature
11.

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress couldn't collect taxes

b)

No national courts to settle state disputes

c)

Difficult to pass new laws or amendments

d)

All of the these

12.
The two chambers of Congress (the US Legislative Branch) are....
a)
House of Representatives and Assembly 
b)
Senate and Congress 
c)
House of Representatives and Senate
d)
House of Lords and House of Commons
13.
In what chamber of Congress does each state have equal representation? 
a)
Senate 
b)
House of Representatives 
c)
General Assembly 
d)
House of Commons 
14.
The Virginia Plan called for representation in Congress based on
a)
population of each state
b)
tax revenue from each state
c)
equal legislators for each state
d)
slave population of a state
15.
The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined in the
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Slave Trade Compromise
c)
Southern Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
16.
The Three-Fifths Compromise solved disagreements over 
a)
repayment of Revolutionary War debt
b)
large and small state representation
c)
representation and taxation of slave states
d)
continuing the Transatlantic Slave Trade
17.
After the Constitutional Convention, Federalists supported a
a)
strong federal republic
b)
bill of rights added to the Constitution
c)
weak president under Congress' control
d)
greater role for the states in the government
18.
What change did George Mason and other Anti-Federalists want made to the Constitution?
a)
They objected to the Great Compromise
b)
They wanted more protection of individual rights
c)
They wanted more representation for slave states
d)
They wanted more power for the courts
19.
Anti-Federalists believed that the people were best represented by the
a)
House of Representatives
b)
president
c)
judicial branch
d)
state legislatures
20.
Which of these was an economic problem for the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
There were too many Continental and state currencies
b)
The states taxed each other's goods
c)
Each state had its own trade policies with foreign countries
d)
All of these

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