WorksheetsNew Nation Vocab. and A of C Quiz Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The first Constitution of the United States providing for a weak national government.
Bicameral
Articles of Confederation
Commerce
Bill of Rights
Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature.
Bicameral
Articles of Confederation
Commerce
Bill of Rights
Trade-
Bicameral
Articles of Confederation
Commerce
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the constitution that provide a written guarantee of individual rights.
Bicameral
Articles of Confederation
Commerce
Bill of Rights
Currency-
Ratify
Bicameral
Federal System
Money
The sharing of power between federal and state governments.
Ratify
Bicameral
Federal System
Money
To give official approval to.
Ratify
Bicameral
Federal System
Money
The division of power among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of government.(Virginia Plan)
Separation of Powers
Federal System
Amendment
Checks and Balances
An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution.
Separation of Powers
Federal System
Amendment
Checks and Balances
System in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful.
Separation of Powers
Federal System
Amendment
Checks and Balances
A formal plan of government.
Ratify
Constitution
Commerce
Checks and Balances
Branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation’s laws and policies.
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Executive branch
Branch of government, including the federal court system that interprets the nation’s laws.
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Executive branch
Branch- the branch of government that makes the nation’s laws.
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Executive branch
Meeting of delegates in Philadelphia where the Articles of Confederation were abandoned and a new constitution was written.
Separation of Powers
Federal System
Constitutional Convention
Checks and Balances
Decided how many votes each state would have in the Senate and the House of Representatives
Federal System
Great Compromise
Checks and Balances
The house of the U.S. Congress where the amount of members from each state is based on that states population
Senate
House of Representatives
The house of the U.S. Congress where representation is equal with 2 members from each state
Senate
House of Representatives
To alter something already written or printed
Revise
Amendment
Repeal
The Articles of Confederation gave Congress no power to ____.
tax or regulate commerce among the states
pass laws or regulate commerce among the states
vote or pass new laws
regulate paperwork
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was it provided for a ____ national government.
weak
strong
British
What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
to overturn the Constitution
to establish rules of conduct for soldiers
to give power back to Great Britain
to establish the powers of the new national government
When was the Articles of Confederation written?
before the Revolutionary War
during the Revolutionary War
during the French Revolution
after the Revolutionary War
The Articles of Confederation provided for no common _____.
government
taxes
currency
constitution
The Articles of Confederation gave each state one _____ regardless of size.
vote
chance
government
power
What was the only branch of government created under the Articles of Confederation?
legislative
executive
judicial
representative
One outcome of the Articles of Confederation was the creation of the ___.
Northwest Ordinance
Northeast Initiative
Northwest Initiative
Northeast Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance ___.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union
created three separate branches of government
outlawed slavery in the new territories
created tax laws in the new territories
Which of these documents was written first?
The Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation provided for no _______ or _______ branches of government.
legislative and lawmaking
executive and judicial
Commerce and legislative
Which of the following was not a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?
Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states.
Gave each state one vote regardless of size
Provided for no Executive or Judicial branches
Provide for a strong national Government
Provided for no common currency
Which of the following were weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?
Select all the apply
Gave Congress the power to tax or regulate commerce among the states.
Gave each state one vote regardless of size
Provided for no Executive or Judicial branches
Provide for a Weak national Government
Provided for no common currency
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had the power to-
tax and regulate commerce among the states
Interpret laws
make laws
Provided for a common currency
True or False?
Under the Articles of Confederation, slavery was allowed in the new territories.
True
False
True or False?
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to tax the states.
True
False
