U.S. History Module 4 Test

A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives is called _________.

• democracy

• monarchy

• republic

• theocracy

What was the first national government that the U.S. established?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Why were the Articles of Confederation not successful

• It gave to much power to the federal government

• It gave to much power to the state governments

• It was set up to have a king rule

• There was no Bill of Rights

How many states votes were needed to approve changes in the Articles of Confederation?

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

What was the significance of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution?

• It guaranteed certain fundamental rights and freedoms

• It outlined the powers of the president

• It established the rules for elections

• It granted the government the power to tax citizens

1. What was the name of the protest where farmers, who were former soldiers, became upset with the government for taking their land due to not being able to pay their taxes

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• Hackathorn Rebellion

• Shays's Rebellion

What state did not send any delegates to the Philadelphia convention to examine the Articles of Confederation and see what needed to be done to strengthen the federal government?

• Georgia

• Maryland

• Rhode Island

• New Jersey

What plan proposed I bicameral legislature with the number of members for each state determined by the population of each state?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Madison Plan

• Sherman Plan

What plan proposed a single house congress where each state received one vote?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Paterson Plan

• Merritt Plan

What was the idea made up by Roger Sherman that suggested a two-house Congress where each state would have the same amount of votes in the Senate and population of each state would determine the amount of votes each state would receive in the House of Representatives?

• Master Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Connecticut Plan