Articles and Constitution
Quiz by Michele DePasquale
Grade 9-12
Social Studies
New Jersey Student Learning Standards
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- Q1Primary purpose for the Articles of ConfederationGuarantee a Bill of RightsAllow for the regulation of tradeEstablish a framework for governmentProvide money for government30s
- Q2What are the Articles of Confederation?justification of the Revolutionary WarSecession of the Southplan to organize the coloniesReasons to support the Constitution30s
- Q3Why did the Articles want a weak central government?Revenue was not great enoughGovernment designed by DeclarationExperience under a King was not positiveStrong government was not necessary30s
- Q4What is an accurate statement of government power under Articles?States coined money, collected taxes, and controlled trade.Executive branch was more powerful than the other twoLarger populations had more votes in legislativeCentral government stronger than states30s
- Q5Criticism of the Articles?did not provide enough power to central governmentallowed for new statesprevent the development of military rule.limited presidents power30s
- Q6Another criticism of the Articles?used a draft to raise an army.Too much power to the statesimposed unfair taxesprovided a strong judicial branch30s
- Q7A weakness of the Articleslarge states got more votes in CongressToo much power to the PresidentStates could not coin moneyUnable to enforce laws30s
- Q8The Constitution fixed the Articles by..making the states more powerfulcreating three branches of governmentproviding states rightsgranting white males the right to vote30s
- Q9Why did the Constitutional Convention happen?Unhappy with the ArticlesNeeded a Continental CongressNeeded a Supreme CourtHad to debate when it is appropriate to listen to Christmas music.30s
- Q10The Great Compromise revolved aroundThe Judicial BranchThe Executive BranchRepresentation in CongressStates Rights30s
- Q11What was the compromise at the Great CompromiseChristmas music is allowed whenever you want to listen to it9 Supreme Court Justitcestwo presidential candidatestwo senators for each state and number of reps based on population30s
- Q12The three-fifths compromise deal with the issue ofrights of accuessedrepresentation in the Houserepresentation of enslaved peoplepresidential power30s
- Q13What branch was shared by both the Articles and the Constitution?JudicialLegislativeExecutivePolitical Party System30s
- Q14The Constitution fixed the Articles byincrease the power of the statesproviding right to vote to allletting the National government taxestablishing a policy for new states30s
- Q15The goal of the Constitutionstrengthen the power of the Statesweaken the power of the federal governmentbecome a monarchygive the federal government more power30s