Unit 3 test

Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States did not have  _____________ or _____________ branches?

• legislative or judicial

• Executive or judicial

• Executive or legislative

Under the Articles of Confederation, what was each state’s power in Congress based on?

• Two state, Two vote

• One state, one vote

• Two state, one vote

• One states, Two vote

The Articles of Confederation gave the national government the power to ___________.

• Finish war

• Quit war

• Declare war

• Start war

One of the major accomplishments of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was to ___________.

• establish laws for admitting new states to the union

• establish requirements for admitting new states to the union

• establish currency for admitting new states to the union

Why was the Land Ordinance of 1785 created?

• to divide southern lands so they could be sold to repay government war debts

• pay off government war debts with saved cash

• to divide western lands so they could be sold to repay government war debts

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

• 4 states

• 9 states

• 12 states

The Three-Fifths Compromise created a plan to ___________.

• count 5/12 of a states enslaved peoples when determining a state's population for representation in the house of representatives

• count 2/4 of a states enslaved peoples when determining a state's population for representation in the house of representatives

• count 3/5 of a states enslaved peoples when determining a state's population for representation in the house of representatives

• count 5/8 of a states enslaved peoples when determining a state's population for representation in the house of representatives

The Great Compromise created a plan to ___________.

• determine a states loyalty or not

• finish war

• start a new war

• determine a states representation in congress

Which amendment formally abolished slavery?

• 12th

• 11th

• 13th

• 2nd

The disagreement over the ratification of the Constitution led to the creation of ___________.

• declaration of independence

• bill of rights

• preamble