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Name the document in which was our 1st National Form of Government
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Magna Carta
c) Articles of Confederation
d) Virginia house of Burgesses

Why were the articles of confederation a weak form of government?
a) They made the articles with too much power
b) The articles were the same as they were in Great Britain
c) The Articles had a weak central government and fear it would abuse its power
d) none of the above

What were the two political groups that emerged from the Constitutional Convention?
a) Democrats and Republicans
b) Federalists and Anti Federalists
c) Whigs and Nothings party
d) Democratics Republicans and Federalists

Those who favored a STRONG NATIONAL GOVERNMENT were called
a) Federalists
b) Anti Federalists
c) Freedom Fighters
d) Son's of Liberty

Those who favored STATE RIGHTS and the Bill of rights were called?
a) Freedom Fighter
b) Rebels
c) Federalists
d) Anti Federalists

What was one major STRENGTH of the Articles of Confederation
a) All states could print their own money
b) All states could raise their own armys
c) Northwest Ordinance and its plan for statehood
d) State's could make treaties with other countries

Which of the following is a WEAKNESS of the Articles of Confederation?
a) No national army nor taxes
b) states had equal say in congress
c) Northwest Ordinance
d) None of the above

Name the plan in which that proposed representation based on population size
a) Kentucky Plan
b) New Hampshire Plan
c) New York Plan
d) Virginia Plan

Name the plan in which that proposed proposed EQUAL representation among all states
a) South Carolina Plan
b) New Jersey Plan
c) Boston Plan
d) North Carolina Plan

resulted in a two-house legislature with House of Representatives based on population and the Senate maintaining equal representation from all states
a) The Big Compromise
b) Two House Compromise
c) The Great Compromise
d) 3/5th Compromise

That every 5 slaves would be counted as three people and would count as a state's population and for taxing purposes
a) 1/2 Compromise
b) 2/3 Compromise
c) 1/8 Compromise
d) 3/5 Compromise

Name the Amendment : freedom of speech, religion, press, petition and assembly
a) 3rd
b) 2nd
c) 1st
d) 5th

Name the Amendment: right to due process, not to be tried for the same crime twice (double jeopardy), and not to testify against yourself
a) 5th
b) 9th
c) 2nd
d) 8th

Name that Amendment: no quartering troops during times of peace
a) 1st
b) 4th
c) 3rd
d) 5th

Name that Amendment: No Unreasonable search and seizure
a) 9th
b) 3rd
c) 4th
d) 6th

Name that Amendment: right to speedy public trial
a) 8th
b) 9th
c) 11th
d) 6th

Name the event where delegates met in order to discuss the ratification of the Constitution
a) 1st continental Congress
b) Constitutional Convention
c) 2nd Continental Congress
d) George Washingtons house

Name that Amendment: rights to or reserved to the states
a) 9th
b) 12th
c) 10th
d) 11th

Name the event that exposed the Articles of Confederations weakness
a) Whiskey Rebellion
b) Shay's Rebellion
c) John Brown's Raid
d) The Raid

Why did farmers and Daniel Shay rebel against their government?
a) They couldn't pay their taxes and were being jailed
b) The government stole money and crops from them
c) They were never reimbursed for their crops during the revolution
d) They were rebellion against crop failures

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