Articles of Confederation Test

Question 0

Describe the Virginia plan of government.

Answer 0

Legislate branch to be divided into two houses with representation based on the states population.

Question 1

Under the articles of confederation, Congress did not have the power to do what?

Answer 1

Collect taxes, imposed taxes, or regulate trade.

Question 2

Describe the New Jersey plan of government.

Answer 2

Revising the articles granting the one house Congress the authority to raise taxes, regulate trade, and representation will be equal in all states.

Question 3

What was the Connecticut compromise?

Answer 3

For state votes- representation based on population, Senate- representation based on equal votes per state, for slaves- 3/5 compromise.

Question 4

What did Congress agreed to on how to count slaves?

Answer 4

Five enslaved people count as three votes.

Question 5

Is popular sovereignty?

Answer 5

Rule by the people.

Question 6

What is federalism?

Answer 6

Dividing powers of government among national and state governments.

Question 7

What is separation of powers?

Answer 7

Three branches of government.

Question 8

What are the powers of the executive branch?

Answer 8

1. Propose laws
2. Appoint federal judges
3. Put down rebellions
4. Veto, reject acts of Congress
5. Commander in chief of the Armed Forces

Question 9

What are the powers of the legislative branch?

Answer 9

1. Propose laws.
2. Can override a presidential veto.
3. Senate can approve, or reject appointed federal judges, and reject treaties.
4. Congress can impeach, and remove any official in the executive branch or judicial branch.

Question 10

Of the powers of the judicial branch?

Answer 10

1. Hear all federal court cases regarding federal law, and the constitution.
2. Federal judges, once approved, serve for life, to break the influence of elections and “parties”.

Question 11

How many votes are needed in Congress to propose a change to the constitution?

Answer 11

2/3

Question 12

How many votes are needed in the states to ratify change to the constitution?

Answer 12

3/4

Question 13

What are the five duties of an American citizen?

Answer 13

1. Obey the law.
2. Pay taxes.
3. Jury duty.
4. Defend the nation.
5. School.

Question 14

What is the most important responsibility of citizen?

Answer 14

Become well-informed as a citizen.

Question 15

What four departments in the executive branch were created by Congress to benefit the president?

Answer 15

1. Department of state.
2. Department of the treasury.
3. Department of war.
4. Office of the Attorney general.

Question 16

Who were the four people Washington appointed to these departments?

Answer 16

1. Thomas Jefferson.
2. Alexander Hamilton.
3. Henry Knox.
4. Edmund Randolph.

Question 17

This created 13 district courts, 3 courts of appeals, and a supreme court.

Answer 17

Judiciary act.

Question 18

Did Congress pass in order to raise money for the new government?

Answer 18

Tariff of 1789.

Question 19

Two things were taxed?

Answer 19

1. Imports.

2. Amount of cargo shipped.

Question 20

What were the three parts of Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan?

Answer 20

1. Create national debt.
2. Payback investors from the American revolution.
3. Bank of the U.S.

Question 21

What compromise did the southern states agree to?

Answer 21

Move the capital.

Question 22

What are implied powers?

Answer 22

Powers not explicitly listed in the constitution.

Question 23

Why was the national bank to be created?

Answer 23

Collect taxes, regulate trade, provide for common defense.

Question 24

This placed a tax on the manufacture of whiskey.

Answer 24

Direct taxes.

Question 25

Where did the whiskey rebellion occur?

Answer 25

Western Pennsylvania.

Question 26

What quote describes the idea of creating a national debt in the United States?

Answer 26

” To make all laws which shall be necessary and properly executed, its responsibility”.