The Constitution

In 1777, the Second Continental Congress wrote the first government for the United States, what was this government called?

• Declaration of Independence

• Monroe Doctrine

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

What is the term associated with approving a form of government or amendment?

• Ratify

• Veto

• Impact

• None of the above

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress had no power to tax the states

• No national court system existed

• Congress could not pass laws without 9 states approving

• All of the above

What was the event when farmers protested the high taxes in Massachusetts?

• Articles of Confederation

• French and Indian War

• Shay’s Rebellion

• Farmer’s Revenge

The Constitutional Convention was held in the spring of what year?

• 1777

• 1787

• 1797

• 1707

What city was the Constitutional Convention held in?

• Pittsburgh, PA

• Washington D.C.

• Philadelphia, PA

• Boston, MA

James Madison introduced which plan of government to the Constitutional Convention that called for larger states to be represented by more than one vote?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The three-fifths Compromise

William Patterson introduced this plan of government to the Constitutional Convention in which all states would have equal representation in the national government?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The three-fifths Compromise

Roger Sherman introduced this concept in which he called for two houses in the legislature, one that would have representation based on population and one that would have representation based on equality. What was this called?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The three-fifths Compromise

What part of the constitution explains exactly how the government will be set up?

• Preamble

• Articles

• Amendments

• Declaration of Independence