Articles of Confederation to Constitution #1
Quiz by John Frieser
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
13 questions
Show answers
- Q1A major criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that too much power had been given to theBritish monarchystate governmentsHouse of Burgessesnational government30s
- Q2One accomplishment of the national government Under the Articles of Confederation was the passage of legislation establishinga central banking systemthe president’s right to put down rebellionsthe ability of Congress to tax the states effectivelya process for admitting new states to the Union30s
- Q3Under the Articles of Confederation, the years between 1781 and 1787 are often referred to as the “critical period” because thesouthern states threatened to secede from the Union over the issue of slaverycolonies were forced to pay high reparations to Englandstates were fighting the French and Indian Warcentral government lacked the power to deal with major problems30s
- Q4Which principle of government is found in both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?Governing power should be divided between different levels of government.States have the right to secede from the Union.the right to vote must be guaranteed to all Americans.Supreme Court justices should be elected by the people.30s
- Q5Disagreement at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 over the Virginia and New Jersey plans was resolved by a compromise thatguaranteed continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more yearsprovided for construction of a new national capital in the southcreated a Congress made up of a Senate and a House of Representativeslimited the power of the federal government to wage war30s
- Q6At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise settled the issue of representation in Congress byhaving both houses of Congress chosen by the state legislaturesallowing all states to have equal representation in Congressgiving each state two senators and a number of representatives based on populationhaving both houses of Congress elected directly by the people30s
- Q7The purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise, which was adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, was toreduce the fear of loss of representation by Southern States with large slave populationsprovide a means of deciding disputed Presidential electionsbalance power between states with large populations and those with smaller populationsallow Congress to override a Presidential veto of an act passed by both Houses30s
- Q8What was one effect of the Three-Fifths Compromise?The number of justices on the Supreme Court was established.A two-house legislature was created.Presidential appointments were assured easy confirmation.Slave states gained additional congressional representation.30s
- Q9The Preamble of the United States Constitution was written tooutline the organization of the governmentprovide for ways to amend the Constitutionprotect the people from abuses of the Federal Governmentdescribe the purposes of the government30s
- Q10The term supreme law of the land refers to which document?Declaration of IndependenceArticles of ConfederationConstitution of the United StatesFundamental Orders of Connecticut30s
- Q11Which principle of the United States Constitution is intended to ensure that no one branch of government has more power than another branch?checks and balanceslimited governmentfederalismrule of law30s
- Q12"There can be no liberty if the same man or the same group has executive, legislative, and judicial control." Which political idea would the author of this statement most likely support?federalismStates rightssocialismseparation of powers30s
- Q13Federalism is a term used to define the division of power between thenational and state levels of governmentpresident and the vice presidentSenate and the House of Representativesthree branches of the federal government30s