Articles to Constitution Quiz

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

• It was easy to amend/change the Articles
• there was no legislative branch of the government
• state governments had no authority
• 9 of 13 states had to agree in order for laws to pass

All of the following were characteristics of the the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT:

• It had one branch (a legislature)
• One vote for each state
• It took several states to veto an amendment to the Articles
• Couldn’t collect taxes

Why was Shays Rebellion so important?

• It showed that the states had too little power
• It was proof that the Articles of Confederation were weak and needed to be replaced
• It showed how little respect veterans of the Revolutionary War were given
• It was a demonstration of Americans commitment to democracy

What issue did the Great Compromise resolve?

• representation in the legislature
• abolition of slavery
• the veto of the executive
• whether taxes were to be paid with paper money

The New Jersey Plan advocated for:

• Equal representation for every state in the legislature
• Representation based on population in the legislature
• A bicameral legislature, one based on population, the other on equal representation
• No legislative branch, only a strong executive branch

The Virginia Plan advocated for:

• Equal representation for every state in the legislature
• Representation based on population in the legislature
• A bicameral legislature, one based on population, the other on equal representation
• No legislative branch, only a strong executive branch

The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of

• how slaves were to be counted to determine representation in Congress
• whether larger states could have more representatives in congress.
• whether congress would have one or two houses
• how many representatives each state would have in the senate

The Antifederalists argued against the Constitution because they felt that:

• it gave too much power to the people.
• it created a weak executive.
• it made the federal government too strong
• the articles of confederation did not need to be reformed

Essays written to urge delegates to ratify the Constitution were called the:

• Federalist papers
• Pentagon papers
• Washington archive
• Common Sense

Which famous philosopher did the idea of the three branches of the U.S. government come from?

• Locke
• Rousseau
• Kafka
• Montesquieu