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SS 8 Fletcher Ch 6 & 7

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  • Q1
    At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as _______ of a person for determining population for representatives in the House of Representatives:
    Three-fifths
    Two thirds
    Four-fifths
    30s
  • Q2
    The US Constitution was response to the weaknesses of the Articles of:
    Revolution
    Confederation
    America
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following was NOT a problem under the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)?
    Congress had no specific power to tax
    Congress rarely met with the required nine states to conduct business
    The selection and payment of delegates to the Congress by the Confederation
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following generally favored a strong central government and supported the proposed US Constitution?
    Federalists
    Framers
    Anti-Federalists
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following was NOT a stipulation of the Virginia Plan?
    Created a supreme court with members appointed for life by the executive
    Creation of a powerful central government with three branches: legislative, executive, judicial
    A legislature with the power to select the executive (Prez) and the judiciary (courts)
    30s
  • Q6
    In what year was the US Constitution ratified?
    1787
    1777
    1788
    30s
  • Q7
    What does Article III of the US Constitution address?
    supremacy clause
    executive branch
    judicial branch
    30s
  • Q8
    The Articles of Confederation required a __________ consent from the states for ratification
    two-thirds
    unanimous
    majority
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following was NOT a proposal of the Articles of the Confederation?
    Congress was empowered to tax
    Congress was empowered to control the post office
    Congress was empowered to coin money
    30s
  • Q10
    Under the US Constitution, the president is elected by which of the following?
    Congressional College
    Election College
    Electoral College
    30s
  • Q11
    A constitutionally mandated structure that gives each of the three branches of government some degree of oversight and control over the actions of the others is called:
    weights and measures
    separation of powers
    checks and balances
    30s
  • Q12
    Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
    Thomas Jefferson
    James Madison
    Benjamin Franklin
    30s
  • Q13
    Under the proposed Virginia Plan, the national government would derive its power from the:
    states
    citizens
    courts
    30s
  • Q14
    Which plan called for a one-house legislature and a Supreme Court with members appointed for life by the President?
    Ohio Plan
    New Jersey Plan
    Virginia Plan
    30s
  • Q15
    What was the sole purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
    rewrite the Articles of Confederation
    select representative councils to levy taxes
    iron out differences with the king
    30s

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