Road to the Constitution
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- Q1The government set up by the Articles of Confederation hadonly a legislative branch, consisting of a bicameral Congressonly a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congressno legislative or judicial branchonly a legislative and an executive branch30sEditDelete
- Q2Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had ____ vote(s) in Congress.12depended on representationdepended on population30sEditDelete
- Q3Which of the following is not one of the obligations of the states to the National Government under the Articles of Confederation?Give full faith and credit to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other stateProvide funds and troops when requested by CongressTreat citizens of other states equally to their ownEstablish a monetary system and print money30sEditDelete
- Q4The Articles of Confederation were never amended becauseit took all 13 states to approveit didn't need to be changedit took 9 of 13 states to approve itit took 2/3 of congress to approve it30sEditDelete
- Q5What was the most important thing to come out of the Albany Plan of the Union?Ben Franklin as a potential president of the United StatesA plan to repay debts to foreign countries.How to deal with the tea tax placed on the colonies by the KingA plan for another meeting of the states the following year30sEditDelete
- Q6Why did the colonies meet at the Albany Plan of the Union?To address problems with the Indiansto address the Intolerable ActsTo revise the Articles of Confederationto form a Continental Army30sEditDelete
- Q7Why was the Stamp Act Congress created?to discuss the Boston Tea Partyto discuss no taxation without represntationto discuss who should be taxedto discuss further taxes on the colonies30sEditDelete
- Q8The Committees of CorrespondenceSent complaints to the King of England after the Stamp ActExplained the Constitution to the publicWere in charge of enforcing the laws passed by ParliamentSpread the written word from town to town30sEditDelete
- Q9How did the Committees of Correspondence get their work spread throughout the colonies?They printed it in newspapersThey used carrier pigeonsThey used the British postal serviceThey used townhall meetings30sEditDelete
- Q10The 1st Continental Congress was called in response to theShay's Rebllionstamp actintolerable actsIndian attacks30sEditDelete
- Q11What was going on by the time the Second Continental Congress convened?The Boston Tea PartyThe French and Indian WarShay's RebellionThe Revolutionary War30sEditDelete
- Q12What came out of the Second Continental Congress?The Petition of RightsThe Mayflower CompactThe ConstitutionThe Declaration of Independence30sEditDelete
- Q13What were the two main objectives Thomas Paine said the colonists need to do in his work Common Sense?raise taxes on the rich and create a democratic republicGain independence from England and form a confederationwrite a new constitution and create a democratic republicGain Independence from England and create a democratic republic30sEditDelete
- Q14What were the two main objectives Thomas Paine said the colonists need to do in his work Common Sense??Richard Henry LeeThomas JeffersonGeorge WashingtonBen Franklin30sEditDelete
- Q15Which of the following is not one of the three parts of the Declaration of Independence?statement to dissolve ties with Britainlist of grievances against the kingstatement of intentExplanation of the three branches of government30sEditDelete
- Q16The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was todiscuss relations with Britainamend the Articles of Confederationwrite a new Constitutionwrite the Declaration of Indeoendence30sEditDelete
- Q17What two items of the proposed Constitution brought the heaviest debate?slavery and the electoral processlack of a bill of rights and the increased power of the federal governmentthe decreased power of the federal government and a lack of a bill of rightsthe lack of a king to be in charge and the increased power of the federal government30sEditDelete
- Q18Why was ratification of the Constitution crucial in Virginia and New York?They were the principal sites of Revolutionary War battles.They were the home States of Washington and Hamilton.They were two of the largest, most populous States, so without them the government would probably not succeedThey brought with them the Carolinas and Pennsylvania.30sEditDelete
- Q19The Federalist was written towin support for the Constitution in New Yorkurge ratification of the Constitution in Virginia.condemn the Constitution for the absence of any mention of God.expose the lack of civil liberties protected in the Constitution.30sEditDelete
- Q20What city served as the temporary capital of the United States under the Constitution?PhiladelphiaNew YorkAnnapolisWashington D.C.30sEditDelete