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Unit 3A: AoC & Convention Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Founding fathers decide to get rid of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
It was too weak to work
b)
It gave the federal government too much power
c)
It was to close to the British style of government.
d)
The Anti Federalist voted to end it
2.
Why was it so difficult to pass laws under the Articles of confederation?
a)
There was a 6 month waiting period after the vote
b)
All 13 states had to agree
c)
9 of the 13 states had to agree
d)
There wasn't a legislative branch
3.
What was the Anti-Federalists biggest problem with the new Constitution?
a)
No representation for small states
b)
No Judicial Branch
c)
No Executive Branch
d)
No Bill of Rights
4.
Which group wanted the Constitution to bring the States together as one country instead of being separate States?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
5.
Which group preferred that the States maintained most of the power for governmental decisions?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
6.
Which document had the biggest impact on our addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
a)
The Magna Carta
b)
Common Sense
c)
The English Bill of Rights
d)
The Mayflower Compact
7.
Which of the following is something the Founding Fathers added to the Constitution to fix a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The Founding Fathers created three branches with a system of checks and balances
b)
The Founding Fathers gave the Legislative branch the power to make laws
c)
The Founding Fathers gave states the power to interpret laws
d)
The Founding Fathers gave the President the power to control the other two branches
8.
What was the biggest reason why Americans created such a weak national government after the American Revolution?
a)
They wanted their government to resemble the British style of government.
b)
They didn't want the government to be too powerful and violate their rights like the British government did.
c)
They wanted all of the citizens to be happy and they felt the weak government would make them happy.
d)
They wanted to keep all of the power in the hands of the elite citizens at the state level.
9.
How was the dispute about representation between big states and small states resolved?
a)
Small States got what they wanted and representation was equal.
b)
Big States got what they wanted and representation was based on population.
c)
They created a bicameral legislature and they used equal representation for one and population for the other.
d)
They created a bicameral legislature and used population to determine both.
10.
What was the 3/5 compromise?
a)
A compromise about Congress having to apporve votes with a 3/5 majority.
b)
A compromise to settle the dispute between big States and small States.
c)
A Compromise that made each slave count for 3/5 of a person when the population was being counted.
d)
A compromise that made slaves not count towards the population of a stae to determine representation in Congress.
11.
What was the Virginia Plan?
a)
Big State plan with equal representation for each state. It had the power to tax and regulate trade. It also had an executive committee to enforce the laws.
b)
Small State plan with equal representation for each state. It had the power to tax and regulate trade. It also had an executive committee to enforce the laws.
c)
Small State plan with 3 branches of government and a bicameral legislature. Representation in Congress would be based on population.
d)
Big State plan with 3 branches of government and a bicameral legislature. Representation in Congress would be based on population.
12.
What was the New Jersey plan?
a)
Small State plan with 3 branches of government and a bicameral legislature. Representation in Congress would be based on population.
b)
Small State plan with equal representation for each state. It had the power to tax and regulate trade. It also had an executive committee to enforce the laws.
c)
Big State plan with 3 branches of government and a bicameral legislature. Representation in Congress would be based on population.
d)
Big State plan with equal representation for each state. It had the power to tax and regulate trade. It also had an executive committee to enforce the laws.
13.
The Continental Congress set up the Northwest Ordinance to sell _______ to pay off the debt from the war.
a)
crops
b)
land
c)
slaves
d)
none of these
14.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
15.
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
One
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
Three
16.
This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?
a)
no common currency
b)
no executive branch
c)
no power to tax
d)
one vote for each state
17.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two 
d)
Three
18.
Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
the Government
c)
all of the farmers were leaders
d)
Thomas Hobbes
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____
a)
talk; no
b)
bargin; yes
c)
demand; yes
d)
ask; no
22.
Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:
a)
the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens
b)
the government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain again
c)
the government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks
23.
The unsettled area past the Appalachian Mountains, where Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin are today, was known as the - 
a)
Northwest Territory
b)
Southwest Territory
c)
Western Territory
d)
Indian Territory
24.
What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
25.
Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.
a)
food quality
b)
laws
c)
travel
d)
commerce (trade)
26.
The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for
a)
statehood
b)
federal funding
c)
infrastructure grants
27.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Paris, France
28.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
b)
To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
c)
To write the Treaty of Paris
d)
To elect the first president
29.
What were the men who represented their states called?
a)
Senators
b)
Congressmen
c)
Delegates
d)
Speakers
30.
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
31.
What did the Federalists want?
a)
States to govern themselves
b)
To be governed by England
c)
A strong federal government
d)
A new leader for the House of Representatives
32.
What did Anti-Federalists believe?
a)
States to have power to govern themselves
b)
No state government, only Federal
c)
Less power for the states, more for the national government
d)
A strong central government for the US
33.
The _______________ Plan proposed a strong federal government with two branches.
a)
Virginia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Connecticut
d)
Three-fifths
34.
The three branches of government are ________________
a)
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
b)
Legislative, Judicial, and National
c)
Executive, Principle, and Judicial
d)
Judicial, National, and Legislative
35.
Which branch of government has two houses?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
National
36.
Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?
a)
Senate
b)
Judicial
c)
House of 
Representatives
d)
House of Congress
37.
Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
38.
The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-fifths Compromise
c)
Great Dispute
d)
Big Agreement
39.
How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?
a)
All slaves were counted.
b)
Three-fifths of the number of slaves was added to the population.
c)
Slaves were not counted at all.
d)
Slaves were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.
40.
Bicameral means...
a)
Three House
b)
Two House
c)
One House
d)
Five House
41.
The North wanted slaves to count for what purpose?
a)
Population
b)
Taxation
c)
No purpose at all
d)
both  population and taxation
42.
Who is known as the "father" of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
43.
What state DID NOT come to the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Virginia
d)
Connecticut
44.
In the Northwest Ordinance, how many people must a territory have before it can seek statehood?
a)
30,000
b)
60,000
c)
75,000
d)
91,000
45.

Excerpt 1: There is no declaration of any kind, for preserving the liberty of the press, or the trial jury in civil cases; nor against the danger of standing armies in times of peace.


Excerpt 2: The Constitution adopts...the common and statute law of Great Britain, by which mar other rights, not expressed in it, are equally secured.


Which of the following best identifies the viewpoints of the excepts above?

a)

# 1 is a federalist and # 2 is an anti-federalist

b)

both are anti-federalist viewpoints

c)

# 1 is an anti-federalist and # 2 is a federalist

d)

both are federalist viewpoints

46.

"The separation of power into three branches safeguards the states from it becoming a tyrannical government"


"There is no guarantee of personal rights in this document..nor does it lists the rights of the states"


The quotes above offer differing viewpoints about the -

a)

writing of the Declaration of Independence

b)

ratification of the US Constitution

c)

approval of the Reconstruction Amendments

d)

causes of the American Revolution

47.

"Among the most formidable of the obstacles which the new Constitution will have to encounter may readily be distinguished the obvious interest of a certain class of men in every State to resist all changes which my hazard a diminution of the power, emolument, and consequence of the offices they hold under the State establishments;" - Alexander Hamilton


Which of the following best explains the point of view in the quote above?

a)

problems would erupt because under the new government states are giving up their powers

b)

under a new government the federal government will have all the control over the legislative branch

c)

according to the Constitution the state governments would share power with the federal government

d)

Conflicts would arise over the organization of the judicial branch of the new government

48.

"And that Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe upon the just liberty of the press...orto prevent the rights of the people from keeping their own arms...;or to prevent them from petitioning, in a peaceable and orderly manner, the legislature for the redress of grievances - Sam Adams 1788


Which of the following best corresponds with Samuel Adam's beliefs from the quote above?

a)

The new US Constitution should be sent to the states for ratification

b)

Government exists for the common good of all citizens

c)

the most important priority of the government is the military

d)

Individual rights need to be guaranteed in the new Constitution

49.

Anti-Federalist, such as George Mason, refused to ratify the new Constitution, but after much debate they agreed to approve it with the addition of the -

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Declaration of Sentiments

50.

"To prevent instability and injustice in the legislation of the States, this is needed to secure the civil and religious rights of the individuals from the danger of majority faction."


According to excerpt above, the This refers to the -

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Mayflower Compact

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