Articles Of Confederation And The US Constitution Question Preview (ID: 53165)


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Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would
a) promote pluralism, which would threaten liberty.
b) produce too much democracy in a strong central government.
c) give too much legislative and judicial power to the states.
d) provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states

At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which topic was common to the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a) slavery
b) Congressional representation
c) slave trade
d) interstate commerce

The Founding Fathers gained support for the Constitution by promising that
a) a Bill of Rights would be established.
b) the President would be from the South.
c) all free males would be able to vote.
d) citizens would not be required to pay taxes.

The Great Compromise during the writing of the Constitution involved
a) ending the slave trade after twenty years.
b) whether or not only a majority vote was needed to tax imports.
c) determining whether sovereignty rested with the states of the federal government.
d) the respective powers of the House and Senate and representation in the Senate and the House.

At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan would have granted more power to
a) industrial states.
b) agricultural states.
c) states with large populations.
d) states with small populations.

Why would southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention have opposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a) They feared that the President would eventually become king in the United States.
b) They believed it would be insufficient in protecting the United States from invasion.
c) They opposed the creation of a Congress that would give states an equal number of Senators.
d) They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of Congressional representation.

Which is the BEST description of the impact of Shays' Rebellion on American politics?
a) Shays' Rebellion was a major factor in the establishment of the Anti-Federalist party.
b) Shays' Rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation.
c) Shays' Rebellion was a major factor in President Washington's decision to only serve two terms in office.
d) Shays' Rebellion led to widespread reform of voting requirements to include all white males who owned property.

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?
a) The national government held most of the power.
b) Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.
c) The states had more power than the national government.
d) Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.

Why did the Second Continental Congress establish a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?
a) to model the government after that of Great Britain
b) to provide the independent states with unlimited power
c) to increase the taxation powers of the central government
d) to prevent abuse of power and tyranny by the central government

Which of these was one of the few successes of the United States Government under the Articles of Confederation?
a) a well armed and well trained military force
b) financial and military assistance from France
c) substantial industrial production of armaments
d) settling conflicts associated with the settlement of western lands

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