Question 1

What was the name of the 1st constitution in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Articles of Confederation

Answer

U.S. Constitution

Answer

Declaration of Independence

Answer

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Question 2

Which of the following powers was NOT one the National government had under the Articles of Confederation

Accepted Answer

Levy Taxes

Answer

Sign Treaties

Answer

Make Peace

Answer

Wage War

Question 3

What was the major success under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

Northwest Ordinance

Answer

Treaty of Paris 1763

Answer

Shays's Rebellion

Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 4

What event in Massachusetts pushed the government to change the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

Shays's Rebellion

Answer

Stamp Act

Answer

The Federalist Papers

Answer

Whiskey Rebellion

Question 5

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Answer

Boston

Answer

New York City

Answer

Washington D.C.

Question 6

Which plan was called the large state plan and called for a bicameral (2 house) legislative branch?

Accepted Answer

Virginia Plan

Answer

New Jersey Plan

Answer

Connecticut Plan

Question 7

Which plan was called the small state plan and called for a unicameral (1 house) legislative branch?

Accepted Answer

New Jersey Plan

Answer

Virginia Plan

Answer

Connecticut Plan

Question 8

What issue arose over the Virginia and New Jersey Plan?

Accepted Answer

how many representatives each state would receive and whether it would be based on population

Answer

how to count slaves for population reasons

Answer

how many branches of government we would have

Question 9

What compromise was created to settle the arguments between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?

Accepted Answer

The Great Compromise

Answer

The 3/5 Compromise

Answer

The Missouri Compromise

Answer

The Compromise of 1850

Question 10

The Senate's representation in the legislative branch is:

Accepted Answer

equal, every state gets 2 representatives no matter their size

Answer

based on population

Question 11

The House of Representative's representation in the legislative branch is:

Accepted Answer

based on state population, the larger the population the more representatives the state gets.

Answer

equal, every state gets 2 representatives no matter their size

Question 12

What compromise decided the issue of how slaves would be counted for taxation and representation purposes?

Accepted Answer

3/5 Compromise

Answer

New Jersey Plan

Answer

Virginia Plan

Answer

Great Compromise

Question 13

What group supported immediate ratification of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Federalist

Answer

Anti-federalist

Question 14

What group did not support ratification without the addition of the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

Anti-Federalist

Answer

Federalist

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