The first form of government in the United States:
Unit 3 Civics

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Lisa DiRuscio
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The Magna Carta
The House of Burgesses
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which answer IS NOT a reason why the first form of government failed?
There was no chief executive.
Congress could not tax citizens directly.
There was a Congress to make decisions.
Congress could not draft men into the military.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This event made people fear the lack of power in the U.S. government and led leaders to develop a stronger plan of government called the U.S. Constitution:
Bacon's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
The Civil War
The American Revolution
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Great Compromise?
It stated enslaved people counted as 3/5 for population and taxes.
It stated that Congress controlled trade, EXCEPT for the slave trade for 20 years.
It stated that there would be a 2-part Legislative Branch.
It stated that all men were created equal.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did LARGE states want for representation in the Legislative Branch?
They wanted representation based on population
They wanted equal representation for all states
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did small states want for representation in the legislative branch?
They wanted representation based on population.
They wanted equal representation for all states.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It was difficult to create new laws under the Articles of Confederation because:
All states needed to agree to the law
Half the states needed to agree to the law
9 of the states needed to agree to the law
7 states needed to agree to the law
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