The Constitution & Federalism Review

What document did the Constitution replace?

• The Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Amendments
• The Magna Carta

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:

• one vote per state.
• the state's size.
• the state's total population.
• the state's voting population.

Why did our founding fathers originally not want a strong government?

• They wanted a government similar to that of Britain
• They were all Federalists
• They were anarchists
• They were afraid of creating another king-like government

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could do all of the following EXCEPT

• Run a postal service
• Create taxes
• Coin or borrow money
• Pass laws

What did Shay’s Rebellion show America about its government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The US Government is too strong
• State’s had too much power
• The US Government is too weak
• States are too weak

The _____________________ combined both of the plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, and created a two house Congress. One with equal representation and one based on population.

• ⅗ Compromise
• Great Compromise
• Compromise of 1775
• Constitutional Compromise

The Federalists favored ...

• Giving states more power than the central government
• Creating a strong central government
• Limiting the president to one term in office
• Dividing power between levels of government

Passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, the Bill of Rights are the

• Pre-amble
• Articles of Confederation
• First 10 amendments of the Constitution
• Reasons the Constitution was written

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on his or her failure to pay:

• a fine.
• a poll tax.
• child support.
• a fee of fifty dollars.

What was the main purpose of the Preamble?

• Identify the goals of the new government
• Grant power to the states
• Identify the rights of the citizens
• Grant power to the federal government