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Standard 5 (a,b): Strengths/Weaknesses of AOC

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements about the effects of the Northwest Ordinance are correct? Select all that apply.

a)

When Ohio entered the Union, it did so as a free state.

b)

The Northwest Ordinance made slavery illegal in Kentucky.

c)

The Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery north of the Ohio River.

d)

The Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery in all areas north of the Great Lakes.

2.

The only branch that existed in the AOC was the

a)

executive

b)

judicial

c)

legislative

3.

What was the first government used for the United States called?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Declaration of Independence

4.

Which of the following was a STRENGTH of the Articles of Confederation Government?

a)

States had more power than the Central gov't

b)

The control or regulation of trade

c)

Organizing the Northwest Territory

d)

Shays' Rebellion

5.

A type of government in which the power is divided between the national, state and local levels?

a)

Federalism

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Checks & Balances

6.

Which event caused the leaders to redesign the American Government in 1787?

a)

Shays' Rebellion

b)

The Battle of Trenton

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The treaty of Paris 1783

7.

(Blank) is when government powers are restricted by the Constitution.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Checks & Balances

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Limited Government

8.

The Virginia Plan + The New Jersey plan = (Blank) ?

a)

The Executive Branch

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

The Missouri Compromise

d)

The 3/5ths Compromise

9.

__________________ proved that America needed to have a stronger central government and get RID of the Articles of Confederation!

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Pontiac's Rebellion

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

Riddance Rebellion

10.

The 3/5 Compromise pertains to which topic?

a)

Should slaves count toward a state's population?

b)

Should women count toward a state's population?

c)

Should children count toward a state's population?

d)

None of these option are correct.