Articles of Confederation and Constitution Questions

Articles of Confederation and Constitution Questions

11th Grade

16 Qs

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Articles of Confederation and Constitution Questions

Articles of Confederation and Constitution Questions

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

Easy

Created by

Richard Turnbull

Used 1+ times

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

the federal government was too weak

It had no legislative branch

The judicial was too powerful

The executive was too powerful

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
Federal Government
State Governments
Individual people
States with larger populations

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

strong state government

weak government

strong federal/national/central government

legslature

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Use the table to answer the question.

Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation


Weakness


No power to enforce laws

No executive branch

No judicial branch


How did these weaknesses impact the writing of the Constitution?

The Founding Fathers gave Congress the power to legislate.

The Founding Fathers created a government with three branches.

The Founding Fathers gave the states the power to interpret national laws?

The Founding Fathers created the office of president to settle disputes.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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What did Shays Rebellion demonstrate to the U.S. Confederal Government?

That the people were not to be trusted

That the Articles of Confederation was too weak and needed to be replaced

That state governments were too strong

That more laws needed to be passed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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What would be the best title for this graph?

Federal System of Government

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Weaknesses of the Declaration of Independence

Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the late 1780's, some key states were persuaded to ratify the Constitution by the promise that provision would be made for

a national court system

national assumption of state debts

low taxes

a bill of rights

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