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Magruder 02.3+

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the FIRST written Constitution of the new United States of America.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Articles of Confederation

2.

This word means to officially approve.

a)

Scratchify

b)

Ratify

c)

Mousify

d)

Superfly

3.

How many houses were there under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

5

4.

Since there was only ONE house under the Articles, it was _______________.

a)

Unicycle

b)

Unicameral

c)

BiCameral

d)

Tricameral

5.

Today, there are TWO houses in our government so it is ______________.

a)

Monocameral

b)

Unicameral

c)

Bicameral

d)

Multicameral

6.

Did the Articles of Confederation have a President?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Sometimes

7.

The Articles did not have a President, but Congress picked this instead....

a)

A Vice President

b)

A Fuhrer

c)

A King

d)

A Presiding officer.

8.

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state.....

a)

kept it's sovereignty, freedom and independence.

b)

gave up power to the new national government.

c)

came together to form a democratic-socialist utopia.

9.

Under the Articles, each state came together...

a)

for their common defense

b)

to secure their liberties

c)

for their general welfare

d)

All of the above.

10.

Which ONE of these did the Articles of Confederation have?

a)

A President

b)

A judicial system.

c)

The power to tax

d)

A Congress.

11.

Good or bad, the Articles of Confederation....

a)

made the national government very strong.

b)

let the states remain very independent.

c)

was a bad idea from the start.

12.

One weakness of the Articles was that

a)

It had each state create flying monkey armies that were difficult to train.

b)

It was too powerful and didn't give the states enough independence.

c)

each state printed it's own money!

13.

In the end, it was decided that....

a)

flying monkey armies were not the answer.

b)

a stronger Constitution/national government was needed.

c)

Democratic-Socialism is the answer.

14.

Under the Articles The states printed this....

a)

Their own newspapers.

b)

Celebrity gossip magazines.

c)

Money.

15.

What colony or state is Annapolis in?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Colorado

c)

Maryland

d)

Massachusetts

16.

What colony or state is Mount Vernon in?

a)

Connecticut

b)

New Mexico

c)

Virginia

17.

Philadelphia is in what state?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

New York

c)

New Jersey

18.

The Constitutional Convention took place in this year....

a)

1687

b)

1787

c)

1887

d)

1987

19.

What state did Shay's rebellion take place in?

a)

New York

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Moscow

20.

What was the name of the rebellion where farmers in Massachusetts lost their farms when they failed to pay the state it's taxes?

a)

American Revolution

b)

WW1

c)

3/5ths Compromise

d)

Shay's Rebellion