SS 8 Fletcher Ch 6 & 7
Quiz by 7-12 Sped
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
20 questions
Show answers
- Q1At 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-fifthsTwo thirdsFour-fifths30s
- Q2The US Constitution was response to the weaknesses of the Articles of:RevolutionConfederationAmerica30s
- Q3Which of the following was NOT a problem under the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)?Congress had no specific power to taxCongress rarely met with the required nine states to conduct businessThe selection and payment of delegates to the Congress by the Confederation30s
- Q4Which of the following generally favored a strong central government and supported the proposed US Constitution?FederalistsFramersAnti-Federalists30s
- Q5Which of the following was NOT a stipulation of the Virginia Plan?Created a supreme court with members appointed for life by the executiveCreation of a powerful central government with three branches: legislative, executive, judicialA legislature with the power to select the executive (Prez) and the judiciary (courts)30s
- Q6In what year was the US Constitution ratified?17871777178830s
- Q7What does Article III of the US Constitution address?supremacy clauseexecutive branchjudicial branch30s
- Q8The Articles of Confederation required a __________ consent from the states for ratificationtwo-thirdsunanimousmajority30s
- Q9Which of the following was NOT a proposal of the Articles of the Confederation?Congress was empowered to taxCongress was empowered to control the post officeCongress was empowered to coin money30s
- Q10Under the US Constitution, the president is elected by which of the following?Congressional CollegeElection CollegeElectoral College30s
- Q11A 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 measuresseparation of powerschecks and balances30s
- Q12Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution?"Thomas JeffersonJames MadisonBenjamin Franklin30s
- Q13Under the proposed Virginia Plan, the national government would derive its power from the:statescitizenscourts30s
- Q14Which plan called for a one-house legislature and a Supreme Court with members appointed for life by the President?Ohio PlanNew Jersey PlanVirginia Plan30s
- Q15What was the sole purpose of the Constitutional Convention?rewrite the Articles of Confederationselect representative councils to levy taxesiron out differences with the king30s