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New Nation Vocab. and A of C Quiz Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Constitution of the United States providing for a weak national government.

a)

Bicameral

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Commerce

d)

Bill of Rights

2.

Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature.

a)

Bicameral

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Commerce

d)

Bill of Rights

3.

Trade-

a)

Bicameral

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Commerce

d)

Bill of Rights

4.

The first 10 amendments to the constitution that provide a written guarantee of individual rights.

a)

Bicameral

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Commerce

d)

Bill of Rights

5.

Currency-

a)

Ratify

b)

Bicameral

c)

Federal System

d)

Money

6.

The sharing of power between federal and state governments.

a)

Ratify

b)

Bicameral

c)

Federal System

d)

Money

7.

To give official approval to.

a)

Ratify

b)

Bicameral

c)

Federal System

d)

Money

8.

The division of power among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of government.(Virginia Plan)

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federal System

c)

Amendment

d)

Checks and Balances

9.

An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federal System

c)

Amendment

d)

Checks and Balances

10.

System in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federal System

c)

Amendment

d)

Checks and Balances

11.

A formal plan of government.

a)

Ratify

b)

Constitution

c)

Commerce

d)

Checks and Balances

12.

Branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation’s laws and policies.

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Judicial branch

c)

Executive branch

13.

Branch of government, including the federal court system that interprets the nation’s laws.

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Judicial branch

c)

Executive branch

14.

Branch- the branch of government that makes the nation’s laws.

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Judicial branch

c)

Executive branch

15.

Meeting of delegates in Philadelphia where the Articles of Confederation were abandoned and a new constitution was written.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federal System

c)

Constitutional Convention

d)

Checks and Balances

16.

Decided how many votes each state would have in the Senate and the House of Representatives

a)

Federal System

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Checks and Balances

17.

The house of the U.S. Congress where the amount of members from each state is based on that states population

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

18.

The house of the U.S. Congress where representation is equal with 2 members from each state

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

19.

To alter something already written or printed

a)

Revise

b)

Amendment

c)

Repeal

20.

The Articles of Confederation gave Congress no power to ____.

a)

tax or regulate commerce among the states

b)

pass laws or regulate commerce among the states

c)

vote or pass new laws

d)

regulate paperwork

21.

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was it provided for a ____ national government.

a)

weak

b)

strong

c)

British

22.

What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

to overturn the Constitution

b)

to establish rules of conduct for soldiers

c)

to give power back to Great Britain

d)

to establish the powers of the new national government

23.

When was the Articles of Confederation written?

a)

before the Revolutionary War

b)

during the Revolutionary War

c)

during the French Revolution

d)

after the Revolutionary War

24.

The Articles of Confederation provided for no common _____.

a)

government

b)

taxes

c)

currency

d)

constitution

25.

The Articles of Confederation gave each state one _____ regardless of size.

a)

vote

b)

chance

c)

government

d)

power

26.

What was the only branch of government created under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

d)

representative

27.

One outcome of the Articles of Confederation was the creation of the ___.

a)

Northwest Ordinance

b)

Northeast Initiative

c)

Northwest Initiative

d)

Northeast Ordinance

28.

The Northwest Ordinance ___.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union

b)

created three separate branches of government

c)

outlawed slavery in the new territories

d)

created tax laws in the new territories

29.

Which of these documents was written first?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Bill of Rights

30.

The Articles of Confederation provided for no _______ or _______ branches of government.

a)

legislative and lawmaking

b)

executive and judicial

c)

Commerce and legislative

31.

Which of the following was not a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states.

b)

Gave each state one vote regardless of size

c)

Provided for no Executive or Judicial branches

d)

Provide for a strong national Government

e)

Provided for no common currency

32.

Which of the following were weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

Select all the apply

a)

Gave Congress the power to tax or regulate commerce among the states.

b)

Gave each state one vote regardless of size

c)

Provided for no Executive or Judicial branches

d)

Provide for a Weak national Government

e)

Provided for no common currency

33.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had the power to-

a)

tax and regulate commerce among the states

b)

Interpret laws

c)

make laws

d)

Provided for a common currency

34.

True or False?

Under the Articles of Confederation, slavery was allowed in the new territories.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True or False?

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to tax the states.

a)

True

b)

False