Articles of Confederation and Constitution

Why was it difficult for Congress to get anything done, under the Articles of Confederation?

• The executive branch and to approve all decisions made.

• Laws needed 9/13ths of the states to approve for them to be enacted

• Congress did not have the power to declare war on other nations

• Congress lacked the ability to run a national post office.

Which of the following events was a positive result of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Which of the following event showed the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Northwest Ordinance

What is the proper order for when the following documents were passed?

• Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, Constitution

• Constitution, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution

Which document created the structure for the United States first national government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Virginia Plan

Which of the following replaced the Articles of Confederation because it left the central government as being too weak?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

All of the following are true about the Northwest Ordinance EXCEPT

• A territory could become a state once it had 60,000 free male citizens

• An area could become a territory once it had 5,000 free male citizens

• Once a territory became a state it could write it's own Constitution

• The Northwest Ordinance directly led to the introduction of Oregon, Washington and Montana as state

The Great Compromise settled which major issue presented to the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention?

• How to count slaves in representation in Congress

• Should the government have an executive branch

• Who should preside over the Convention

• How population should factor into representation in Congress

The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale

• Amendment

• Ratify

• Commerce

• Reserved

The 3/5th Compromise was the Constitutional Conventions solution to which of the following issues?

• How to count population representation per each state.

• How to count slaves towards state representation

• Whether slavery should continue to exist as an institution

• Whether the executive branch should have one President or more