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Constitution

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  • Q1
    Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?
    Thomas Jefferson
    George Washington
    James Madison
    Ben Franklin
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  • Q2
    Which group was NOT represented at the Constitutional Convention?
    Non-land owning citizens
    Women
    All of the above
    Native Americans
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  • Q3
    The Constitutional Convention was held in which city?
    New York
    Boston
    Philadelphia
    Washington DC
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  • Q4
    Which of these is NOT an explanation of what the Constitution is?
    Allows each state to choose its own government
    Outlines the US Government
    Foundation and source of legal authority
    Supreme Law of the land
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  • Q5
    Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
    William Patterson
    Roger Sherman
    Edmund Randolph
    James Madison
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  • Q6
    A major problem with the Articles of Confederation was..
    England continued to rule the west
    States didn't have enough power
    Weak central government.
    Federal taxes were too high
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  • Q7
    Which of these was NOT a weakness of the New Jersey plan?
    Bicameral House
    Little change from Articles of Confederation
    Unicameral House
    Equal Representation
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  • Q8
    Which of the following was NOT found in the Great Compromise?
    Equal Representation
    3/5ths Compromise
    Unicameral House
    Bicameral Legislature
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  • Q9
    Who proposed the Great Compromise?
    George Washington
    James Madison
    Roger Sherman
    Edmund Randolph
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  • Q10
    What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
    Enforce laws
    Make laws
    Carry out laws
    Interpret laws
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  • Q11
    How long do Senators serve for?
    6 years
    2 years
    8 years
    4 years
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  • Q12
    Which branch is outlined in Article 2 of the Constitution?
    Executive
    Legislative
    Judicial
    Federal
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  • Q13
    What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
    Make laws
    Enforce laws
    Decide laws
    Regulate laws
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  • Q14
    What is ratification?
    To veto, or get rid of, something
    A fancy way of saying elected
    The changing of the government
    To decide whether to approve something
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  • Q15
    Which plan the the Anti-Federalists support?
    Connecticut Compromise
    Great Compromise
    New Jersey
    Virginia
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  • Q16
    Which plan supported a weaker Central Government?
    Great Compromise
    Connecticut Compromise
    New Jersey Plan
    Virginia Plan
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  • Q17
    What weakness of the Articles of Confederation was shown in Shays' Rebellion?
    The weakness of the people
    Inability of the central government to raise an army
    Inability of the central government to tax people
    The strength of the state government
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  • Q18
    Which was NOT a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
    13 states needed to change the government
    2/3 states needed to make laws
    No regulation of trade by central government
    To many compromises between central and state governments
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  • Q19
    The first political divide in the United States was between:
    The three branches of government
    Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
    Federalists and Anti-Federalists
    Republicans and Democrats
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  • Q20
    Article 1 of the Constitution outlines which branch?
    Executive Branch
    Judicial Branch
    Legislative Branch
    The Federal Government
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