WorksheetsUnit 5 Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Who is known as the leader of the Federalists?
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
The Federalist and Anti-Federalists groups are known as ____________.
governing groups
militias
political parties
delegates
Federalists believed that the Articles of Confederation were a _________ and set up a ____________ National Government
success, strong
success, weak
failure, strong
failure, weak
The Anti-Federalists wanted to:
ratify the new constitution and establish a powerful central government
fix the Articles of Confederation
replace the Articles of Confederation
get rid of strong State governments
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
Constitution
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
True or False: States were still independent under the Articles
True
False
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
Zero
One
Two
Three
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, ______ out of 13 states had to agree.
9
13
10
15
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
The States
The National Government
The Continental Congress
The Legislative Branch
What is one reason Americans wanted to change the Articles of Confederation?
because they wanted to copy the French
they didn't want the government to have only 1 branch
national government was weak and couldn't collect taxes from states
state government was weak and unsuccessful
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris 1783
Constitution
Congress never had any money because under the Articles they did NOT have the power to _________.
print money
tax
sell items to other countries
spend money
The Articles created a __________ national government.
Strong
Weak
The Continental Congress set up the Northwest Ordinance to sell ________ to pay off the debt from the war.
crops
slaves
land
none of these
This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?
no common currency
no executive branch
no power to tax
one vote for each state
Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?
the government
all farmers were leaders
Thomas Hobbes
Daniel Shays
Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against
unfair taxes and farmer debt
no judicial system
the death penalty
debtors' prisons
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress couldn't collect taxes
weak central government
provided no common currency
all of these
Congress could _____ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____.
talk; no
ask; no
demand; yes
bargin; yes
Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:
the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens
the government needs to protect citizens from Native American attacks
the government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain again
Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate _______ among the states.
food quality
laws
travel
commerce (trade)
A weakness of the Articles is that it had ___________.
only an executive branch
only a legislative branch
only a judicial branch
an executive and legislative branch
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
Federal Government
State Governments
individual people
States with larger populations
Americans were afraid that a ______________ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
strong state government
weak government
strong central government
legislature
How did the US Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?
it avoided the issue of states' rights
it allowed the states to elect representatives
it prevented the amendment of federal laws
it enables the federal government to collect taxes
Because this branch was missing under the Articles the government had no power to enforce its laws
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Congress
What system of government did the country have under the Articles of Confederation
Unitary
Confederal
Parliamentary
Federal
