WorksheetsChapter 3 Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
SECTION 1: Articles of Confederation
1. The Articles of Confederation were the first:
a)
State constitutions
b)
U.S. national government
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Colonial charters
2.
2. Under the Articles, the national government had:
a)
Three branches
b)
Two branches
c)
One branches
d)
One Branch
3.
3. Which branch existed under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
d)
Executive and Judicial
4.
4. A major weakness of the Articles was:
a)
Congress had too much power
b)
The president could veto laws
c)
States held most power
d)
Congress could tax citizens
5.
5. Under the Articles, Congress could NOT:
a)
Make treaties
b)
Declare war
c)
Enforce laws
d)
Run the postal system
6.
6. To amend the Articles required:
a)
Majority vote
b)
2/3 of states
c)
9 of 13 states
d)
All 13 states
7.
7. Why did many Americans want a weak central government after the Revolution?
a)
Trust in strong kings
b)
Fear of repeating British tyranny
c)
Desire for world power
d)
To avoid taxation
8.
8. Which event proved the Articles were too weak?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Yorktown
c)
Shays’ Rebellion
d)
Hamilton-Burr duel
9.
9. Under the Articles, each state had:
a)
Votes based on population
b)
One vote
c)
Two votes
d)
No votes
10.
10. The inability to regulate interstate trade led to:
a)
Stronger unity
b)
Economic problems
c)
More national taxes
d)
More war
11.
11. Why couldn’t Congress pay soldiers after the Revolution?
a)
States refused to send troops
b)
Congress couldn’t tax
c)
British blockade
d)
Congress outlawed taxes
12.
12. The Articles were replaced because:
a)
They made the U.S. too powerful
b)
States demanded a king
c)
The government was too weak
d)
They banned trade
13.
13. Who had the most power under the Articles?
a)
Congress
b)
The President
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
State governments
e)
14.
14. Which is TRUE of the Articles government?
a)
Strong central government
b)
Could force states to obey laws
c)
Weak central government
d)
Could tax directly
15.
15. The Constitutional Convention met in:
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
New York
d)
Richmond
16.
16. The original purpose of the Convention was to:
a)
Write the Declaration
b)
Write the Bill of Rights
c)
Elect a president
d)
Revise the Articles
17.
17. The Convention resulted in:
a)
No major changes
b)
A new Constitution
c)
Stronger Articles
d)
A new king
18.
18. Who was president of the Convention?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Hamilton
c)
Madison
d)
Washington
19.
19. James Madison is known as:
a)
Father of the Constitution
b)
Architect of Independence
c)
First Supreme Court Justice
d)
Father of Industry
20.
20. Which plan favored large states?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Albany Plan
d)
Great Compromise
21.
21. The New Jersey Plan favored:
a)
Large states
b)
Farmers
c)
Small states
d)
Western states
22.
22. The Great Compromise created:
a)
No Congress
b)
Two-house legislature
c)
Three presidents
d)
One-house legislature
23.
23. In the Great Compromise, representation in the House is based on:
a)
Population
b)
Equal votes
c)
Wealth
d)
Military size
24.
24. Representation in the Senate is:
a)
Based on land
b)
Based on population
c)
Equal for all states
d)
Chosen by the king
25.
25. The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with:
a)
Taxes
b)
Trade with Britain
c)
Slavery and representation
d)
Presidential elections
26.
26. Federalists supported:
a)
Weak central government
b)
Strong central government
c)
Ending Congress
d)
State independence
27.
27. Anti-Federalists demanded:
a)
A national bank
b)
No Congress
c)
A Bill of Rights
d)
Tax cuts
28.
28. The Constitution was ratified only after:
a)
A Bill of Rights was promised
b)
Slavery was ended
c)
States were dissolved
d)
Articles were kept
29.
29. The Bill of Rights is:
a)
A treaty
b)
An economic plan
c)
A tax law
d)
The first 10 amendments
30.
30. The Bill of Rights was added to:
a)
Limit state power
b)
Protect individual freedoms
c)
Give more power to Congress
d)
Limit elections
31.
31. Amendment 1 protects:
a)
Bear arms
b)
Free speech and religion
c)
No quartering
d)
Fair trials
32.
32. Amendment 2 protects the right to:
a)
Bear arms
b)
Petition the government
c)
Vote
d)
Protect property
33.
33. Amendment 3 prevents:
a)
Unreasonable searches
b)
Cruel punishments
c)
Self-incrimination
d)
Soldiers living in homes
34.
34. Amendment 4 protects:
a)
Right to vote
b)
Right to bear arms
c)
No unreasonable searches
d)
Trial by jury
35.
35. “No double jeopardy” and “no self-incrimination” are in:
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
10th Amendment
36.
36. The right to a speedy public trial is in:
a)
4th Amendment
b)
6th Amendment
c)
7th Amendment
d)
9th Amendment
37.
37. The 8th Amendment protects against:
a)
Speech limits
b)
Quartering
c)
Cruel and unusual punishment 3
d)
Taxation
38.
38. The 9th Amendment says that:
a)
President can veto anything
b)
Congress can tax
c)
People have rights not listed
d)
States have power
39.
39. The 10th Amendment reserves power to:
a)
Courts
b)
Congress
c)
The President
d)
States and the people
40.
40. The Bill of Rights was added mainly because:
a)
Federalists insisted
b)
Anti-Federalists demanded protection of rights
c)
The Articles required it
d)
Washington proposed it
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