Document stating rules that the government must follow

1. Document stating rules that the government must follow Virginia Plan constitution New Jersey Plan Great Compromise

2. The correct answer is B. Constitution

3. Makes the laws Executive branch Judicial branch Legislative branch House of Representatives

4. The correct answer is C. Legislative branch

5. Person who runs the government and sees that laws are carried out despot legislator executive constitution

6. The correct answer is C. Executive

7. Period of time when business activity slows, unemployment rises, prices and wages drop depression Financial depression monopoly d. Economic depression

8. The correct answer is D. Economic depression

9. List of Individual Rights constitution Bill of Rights Articles of Confederation Great Compromise

10. The correct answer is B. Bill of Rights

11. Carries out the laws Executive branch Judicial branch Police officers Legislative branch

12. The correct answer is A. Executive branch

13. Makes the laws Executive branch Judicial branch Police officers Legislative branch

14. The correct answer is D. Legislative Branch

15. Deals with constitutionality of laws and ensures the laws are enforced Executive branch Judicial branch Police officers Legislative branch

16. The correct answer is B. Judicial Branch

17. Supported the Constitution Anti-Federalist Federalist

18. The correct answer is B. Federalist

19. Against the Constitution Anti-Federalist Federalist

20. The correct answer is A. Anti-Federalist

21. To approve assent amend ratify execute

22. The correct answer is C. ratify

23. TRUE/FALSE All white men could vote in the 1780’s

24. The correct answer is FALSE – Only white men that owned property could vote, over the age of 21

25. TRUE/FALSE America’s first constitution was the United States Constitution.

26. The correct answer is FALSE – The first constitution of America was the Articles of Confederation

27. Under the Articles of Confederation, there were/was ______________ branch/es of government one two Three

28. The correct answer is a. One – the legislative branch

29. State constitutions gave most of their power to the _________ branch because _________________. Executive; the executive ran the state. Legislative; the people elected this branch and could remove them from office if needed. Judicial; they wanted to make sure the laws that were created were constitutional Legislative; they made the laws.

30. The correct answer is B. Legislative branch

31. Even though Shay’s rebellion failed, It focused on the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation It still illustrated how great the US Constitution was. The new national government stopped taxing the farmers. All of the above

32. The correct answer is A. Focused attention on the weaknesses of the new national government.

33. In state constitutions, most of the power went to the legislature because : The people were afraid of a strong judicial branch. The legislature was elected by the people and they held all the power through their votes. They were afraid the government would abuse its power. They didn’t want a president or Supreme Court.

34. The correct answer is B. The legislature was elected by the people and they held all the power through their votes.

35. Under the Articles of Confederation, the only branch of government is the Executive branch Judicial branch Legislative branch All of the above

36. The correct answer is C. Legislative branch

37. One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because they had the power to: Raise taxes but not borrow money. Declare war and create a national army. Coin money and raise taxes. Borrow money but not raise taxes.

38. The correct answer is D. Borrow money but not raise taxes

39. One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because they had the power to: Create an army but not declare war. Declare war but not create state armies. Declare war but not create a national army. Declare war and create an army.

40. The correct answer is C. Declare war but not create a national army.

41. One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because they had the power to: Deal with foreign countries but able to write treaties. Deal with the Native Americans and write treaties. Deal with foreign countries and regulate trade. Deal with foreign countries but not create trade regulations

42. The correct answer is D. Deal with foreign countries but not create trade regulations.

43. One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because The government did not have a leader or allow a trial by jury. The government did not have a leader or a way of protecting peoples’ constitutional rights. The government had a leader and no Supreme Court. The government had a leader and a Supreme Court.

44. The correct answer is B. The government did not have a leader or a way of protecting peoples’ constitutional rights.

45. Which law created townships out of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains? Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Land Ordinance of 1785

46. The correct answer is B. Land Ordinance of 1785

47. Which law banned slavery in the land west of the Appalachian mountains? Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Land Ordinance of 1785

48. The correct answer is B. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

49. Which law guaranteed basic rights to the settlers living west of the Appalachian Mountains? Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Land Ordinance of 1785

50. The correct answer is A. Northwest Ordinance of 1787