VA/US SOL 5

Which is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• weak national government

• no executive or judicial branch

• each state one vote regardless of size

• Provided for common currency

What law is the supreme law of the land?

• Local

• State

• Federal

• City

How is representation distributed in the Senate?

• 2 senators per state

• number is based on population

• equal number of representatives per region

• unequally

Who was the President of the Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• James Madison

Who authored Virginia's Declaration of Rights?

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

Who authored the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• George Mason

• James Madison

Who consulted Virginia's documents of freedom when drafting what becomes the Bill of Rights?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

• George Washington

Which of the following advocated a strong central government ?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Loyalists

• Cavaliers

Who was the leading opponent of ratification in Virginia other than Patrick Henry?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Mason