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According to the Articles of Confederation, this power was granted Congress
A) to regulate trade
B) to enforece laws
C) to amend the Articles of Confederation
D) to levy taxes
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C) to amend the Articles of Confederation
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The Articles of Confederation went into effect in 1781 after all 13 states
A) ceded them
B) ratified them
C) inspected them
D) legalized them
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B) ratified them
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Trade among the states was known as
A) interstate trade
B) extralegal trade
C) legislative trade
D)anarchy
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A) interstate trade
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The compromise made by the Founders on this issue left a terrible burden for future generations
A) western territories
B) interstate commerce
C) slavery
D) anarchy
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C) slavery
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the plan for the central government did NOT include
A) an executive branch
B) one vote per state
C) a unicameral Congress
D) one delegate from each state
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A) an executive branch
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This document suggested the legislative branch have a House of Representatives and a Senate
A) the Virginia Plan
B) the Connecticut Compromise
C) the New Jersey plan
D) 3/5 Compromise
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B) Connecticut Compromise
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This was an argument of the Antifederalists
A) against a Bill of Rights
B) for a Bill of Rights
C) for the Ohio plan
D) against a strong national government
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B) for a Bill of Rights
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Federalists wer concerned that without a strong national government this would triumph
A) anarchy
B) extralegal trade
C) embargoes
D) socialism
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A) anarchy
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This man was known as the father of the Constitution
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) James Adams
D) James Madison
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D) James Madison
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In this part of the Constitution, the 3 branches of the government are named
A) Amendments
B) Articles
C) Supremacy Clause
D) Preamble
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B) Amendments
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This section of the Constitution is responsive to the needs of a changing nation
A) Articles
B) preamble
C) amendments
D) supremacy clause
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C) amendments
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The only method of amending the Constitution that has been used to date is by
A) judicial activism
B) petition
C) national convention
D) 2/3 vote of each house
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D) 2/3 vote of each house
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The Bill of Rights consists of
A) all the amendments
B) Amendments 13, 14, 15
C) Amendments 11-20
D) Amendments 1-10
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D) Amendments 1-10
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The following amendments concern the privilege of voting except
A) the 19th
B) the 22nd
C) the 15th
D) the 26th
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B) the 22nd
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Which of the following documents is an example of English political heritage?
A) Ninja Code of Honor
B) Declaration of Independence
C) Magna Carta
D) Mayflower Compact
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C) Magna Carta
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