Unit 3 Test Forming a Constitution

Which of the following powers were granted to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• the power to regulate trade and commerce

• the power to tax people and goods

• the power to declare war and make peace treaties

• the power to raise an army

What weakness in the Articles of Confederation was revealed by Shays' Rebellion?

• The national government had no ability to respond to a national crisis.

• The national government could not require Massachusetts to stop the rebellion.

• The national government was unable to settle disputes between states.

• The national government was unable to print money to fund the Revolutionary War veterans' demands for back pay.

What was the outcome of the Annapolis Convention?

• the passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• an agreement resolving trade disputes between Maryland and Virginia

• a recommendation to revise the Articles of Confederation

• an amendment to the Articles of Confederation enabling Congress to raise an army

Which answer best describes the difference between the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution?

• many of the people who participated in government under each system

• the strength of the national government

• the dominance of the legislative branch

• the number of states that ratified the documents

The VIRGINIA PLAN included: (a)   ​ ​ ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

• bicameral legislature
• three branches of government
• representation in legislature based on population
• Unicameral legislature
• states represented equally with ove vote each
• Amending the Articles of Confederation

The NEW JERSEY PLAN included: (a)   ​ ​ ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

• unicameral legislature
• states represented equally with one vote each
• amending the Articles of Confederation
• Unicameral legislature
• states represented equally with ove vote each
• Amending the Articles of Confederation

How did the Great Compromise resolve the differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• Representation in the bicameral legislature would be based on the population of each state.

• The House of Representatives would be elected by the voters and the Senate would be selected by the House of Representatives.

• Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population and states would have equal representation in the Senate.

• Each state would have equal representation in a unicameral legislature.

Which answer choice was not an effect of the Three-Fifths Compromise and the slave trade clause in the Constitution?

• The number of enslaved people in the United States increased as southern economies grew more dependent on slave labor to produce cotton.

• Southern states gained greater representation in the House of Representatives.

• Slavery continued to exist in the United States until after the Civil War and the passage of amendments ending slavery.

• Northern states that had abolished slavery were required to change their laws and allow slavery.

What did the Framers determine regarding who would be qualified to vote in national elections?

• State governments would decide voter eligibility.

• Only White males were eligible to vote.

• All property owners were eligible to vote.

• Only educated White men were eligible to vote.

Why did the Framers establish the Electoral College system for the election of the president?

• to enable the House of Representatives to choose the president from among its members

• to provide a buffer between the popular vote and voters who could be easily swayed by corrupt officials

• to authorize the Senate to provide advice and consent in the selection of the president