WorksheetsUnit Two Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Identify the correct match of US Constitution fixing a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Problem: No executive. Solution: Created an executive branch with a President and Vice President.
Problem: No executive. Solution: Created a judicial branch with power to elect a leader.
Problem: Too strong executive. Solution: No executive branch allowed, no President.
Problem: Too strong executive. Solution: Forced the President to answer to a Vice President.
Identify the correct match of US Constitution fixing a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Problem: No power to tax. Solution: Judicial Branch sets tax rates.
Problem: No power to tax. Solution: States use honor system to pay taxes.
Problem: No power to tax. Solution: Congress given power to lay and collect taxes.
Problem: No power to tax. Solution: Executive forces states to pay taxes.
Identify the correct match of US Constitution fixing a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Problem: No federal courts. Solution: States given court system.
Problem: No federal courts. Solution: Establish Supreme Court and inferior courts (states, local, etc).
Problem: No federal courts. Solution: Built tennis courts for citizens.
Problem: No federal courts. Solution: Legislative Branch given power to establish courts.
Identify the correct match of US Constitution fixing a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Problem: Unanimous Amendment Process. Solution: Kept Unanimous because it is direct democracy.
Problem: Unanimous Amendment Process. Solution: 2/3rds of both houses of Congress propose, 3/4th of state legislatures ratify.
Problem: Unanimous Amendment Process. Solution: Majority vote to amend.
Problem: Unanimous Amendment Process. Solution: President makes all decisions.
Identify the correct match of US Constitution fixing a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Problem: No military control. Solution: Congress given power to create and maintain a military.
Problem: No military control. Solution: Executive given power to create and maintain a military.
Problem: No military control. Solution: Judicial Branch enacted the draft, forcing men into the military.
Problem: No military control. Solution: States given power to create and maintain military.
What is interstate commerce?
Trade inside a state.
Trade between two or more states.
Trade between two or more countries.
Trade between two or more people.
What was the Great Compromise?
Compromise between New Jersey and Virginia Plans. Gave us a bicameral legislature with 2 Senators per state and Representatives by population.
Compromise between New Jersey and Virginia Plans. Gave us a unicameral legislature based on population.
Compromise between New Jersey and Virginia Plans. Gave us the 3/5ths Compromise.
Compromise between New Jersey and Virginia Plans. Gave us the Commerce Clause.
The structure of our Legislative Branch is called:
Unicameral
Bicameral
Tricameral
Three Camels.
What are natural rights?
Rights given to all men.
Rights given at birth, but can be taken away.
Rights given to all living beings, which can never be taken away.
Rights given only on the state level, but not from the national government.
What is an example of popular sovereignty?
Representatives are chosen by the president, not the people.
A president has sole power in the government.
Wealthy and educated citizens are involved in government.
Representatives are chosen by the people and listen to the interests of the people.
What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Lacked power to levy taxes.
Lacked power to enforce laws.
Lacked power to regulate trade.
All of the above.
Antifederalists wanted
Individual rights protected.
More power to state governments.
The inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the US Constitution.
All of the above.
Federalist wanted
A stronger national government.
Well educated representatives.
Ratification of the US Constitution
All of the above.
What role did geography play in the economic development of colonial cities in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
The presence of natural harbors helped many cities become centers of trade and shipping.
The presence of natural harbors helped many cities stay isolated from outside nations.
The presence of farmland led many colonists to grow cash crops.
The presence of farmland led to the creation of an agricultural center known as the bread basket.
What is social contract?
An agreement between the government and its people, where people give up certain rights for protection.
An agreement between the government and its people, where the government gives up power for support from the people.
An agreement between states and the national government, where national government is supreme to the states.
An agreement between states and the national government, where state governments are supreme.
