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Constitution And Articles Of Confederation
Test Description: Constitution and Articles of Confederation
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are the Articles of Confederation?
A
A compromise that established a system of checks and balances in the federal government
B
A document written to declare our independence from England
C
The document that established our government that we still use today.
D
The document that was written to establish our original national government
2) What is the Great Compromise?
A
A compromise that said that 3 out of 5 slaves would count towards a states population
B
It that established a two-part legislature, one represented based on population and the other of equal representation
C
It allowed slavery to continue in the south but could not be established in the new states
3) What is the Proclamation of 1763?
A
A document that established the freedom of the American Colonies
B
A document which forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains
C
A document which helped create the United States' government
D
A document which gave us the northwest territories around Ohio and Michigan
4) All of the following are sections included in the Georgia state constitution EXCEPT
A
Amendments
B
Court Case Summaries
C
Bill of Rights
D
Voting and Elections
5) What was the main reason that the authors of Georgia's Constitution of 1777 created a weak executive branch of government?
A
They were following the British tradition of a strong legislature.
B
They were reacting in fear to the tradition of powerful royal governors.
C
They were trying to avoid conflict between the executive and judicial branches.
D
They believed that the judicial branch should be the most powerful.
6) Under the Georgia Constitution of 1777, the governor
A
had the authority to vote on legislation
B
could serve a total of eight years
C
appointed most court officials.
D
was selected by the legislature.
7) At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the Great Compromise was introduced in order to
A
give equal representation to both large and small states.
B
maintain peace between England and America.
C
end the debate over slavery
D
separate Virginia and West Virginia.
8) Which man represented Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
A
Button Gwinnett
B
James Madison
C
William Few
D
James Oglethorpe
9) Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning the 1777 Constitution of Georgia?
A
Broad powers were given to the governor.
B
The Georgia state government today is the same as in 1777.
C
A unicameral legislature was established.
D
There were only two branches of government.
10) One major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that
A
Congress could declare war.
B
the Articles emphasized states rights.
C
Congress was able to pass laws.
D
the Articles were a set of rules.
11) Both the United States Constitution and Georgia's Constitution provide for a system of checks and balances. Why did the authors of both constitutions include this system?
A
to ensure that no branch of government becomes too powerful
B
to ensure that large states do not have more power than small states
C
to guarantee that all citizens have equal rights
D
to encourage cooperation between political parties
12) Who has the power in Georgia's state government to declare a law unconstitutional?
A
Supreme Court of Georgia
B
Georgia's governor
C
general assembly of Georgia
D
Georgia's representatives
13) Which of the following is an example of how the system of checks and balances works in Georgia?
A
reducing property taxes
B
appealing a case to a higher court
C
overriding a governor's veto
D
signing a petition to repeal a law
14) The General Assembly in Georgia passes laws, the Georgia courts declare laws unconstitutional, and the governor vetoes laws. This is an example of
A
checks and balances.
B
federal regulations.
C
political reform.
D
partisan politics.
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