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Review: Articles Of Confederation And The Constitution
Test Description: Keep practicing for that final
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is a unique power of the executive branch of the United States government?
A
the power to declare war
B
the power to veto laws
C
the power to build state universities
D
the power to declare a law unconstitutional
2) What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?
A
checks and balances
B
vetoing
C
voting on a bill
D
the executive branch
3) What famous essays provided arguments for the ratification of the United States Constitution?
A
The Alien and Sedition Acts
B
The Federalist Papers
C
The Treat of Ghent
D
The Monroe Doctorine
4) The division of powers between the national government and the states is a...
A
nationalism
B
federalism
C
localism
D
feudalism
5) What does the Electoral College do?
A
chooses the president of the United States
B
appoints justices to the Supreme Court
C
nominates candidates for vice-president
D
decides on the number of senators from each state
6) A state’s representation in the House of Representatives is based…
A
on the number of that state's electors for preident
B
an appointment by the president
C
the size of that state's popultion
D
a ruling by the state's supreme court
7) How many senators does each state have?
A
2
B
1
C
4
D
3
8) The first ten amendments to the Constitution are also called…
A
Rights of man
B
the Bill of Rights
C
the articles
D
the preamble
9) The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees all of the following EXCEPT…
A
the right to bear arms
B
freedom of assembly
C
freedom of speech
D
freedom of press
10) The branch of the government that is headed by the president is called the…
A
constitutional
B
executive
C
judicial
D
legislative
11) The branch of the government that deals with the court system is called the…
A
constitutional
B
executive
C
legislative
D
judical
12) What was America's first constitution called?
A
Bill of Rights
B
US Constitution
C
Mayflower Compact
D
Articles of Confederation
13) The delegates, who met in Philadelphia in 1787, are called ____________________.
A
Constitution Cousins
B
Founding Fathers
C
Framing Fathers
D
United States Sons
14) What is the plan put forth by the big states for representation in both houses of the legislative branch to be based on population?
A
Rhode Island Plan
B
North Carolina Plan
C
Virginia Plan
D
New Jersey Plan
15) What is the plan put forth by the small states for equal representation in the legislative branch with one house and everyone getting one vote
A
North Carolina Plan
B
Virginia Plan
C
New Jersey Plan
D
Rhode Island Plan
16) One major weakness of the Confederation was that it could not deal with…
A
Native Americans
B
drawing maps
C
new states
D
the nations finances
17) The Articles of Confederation placed most the power of government in the hands of the…
A
Congress
B
States
C
President
D
Governors
18) What was the name of the compromise that the north and the south came to on the issue of slaves counting for population and taxes?
A
Compromise of 1812
B
The 3/5 Compromise
C
Tax Revenue Act
D
The Great Compromise
19) What plan was a compromise between the big and small states which had a two house legislature with one group, House of Representatives, based on population and the other, the Senate, based on each state getting two people with two votes?
A
Agreement of 1787
B
The Great Compromise
C
Compromise of 1812
D
3/5 Compromise
20) The Articles of Confederation was replaced with a document that…
A
gave the national government more power
B
prevented the national government from raising an army
C
allowed one state to tax another state
D
required states to make their own money
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