Gov. Unit 1 Quiz 3

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To pass a law under the Articles, votes from ___ states were required to approve it.

9

Which New York representative and Founding Father called for the meeting that led to the creation of the Constitution of the United States?

Alexander Hamilton

States

-to coin money -to negotiate trade -to provide troops for the military

National Government

-to impose taxes on imports -to amend the Articles -to declare war or to make peace

What was the first constitution under which the United States of America was governed?

Articles of Confederation

_____ is the interchange of goods and services pertaining to business.

Commerce

What did government leaders infer from Shays' Rebellion?

It revealed the inefficiency of the Articles and the power the Articles denied Congress.

Which statement was NOT a part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

a means for collecting taxes in new territories

Article I

authorizes name of the states

What was one way larger states took advantage of smaller states?

charging high fees to use ports and waterways

A(n) ______ is made up of a partnership or an alliance.

confederation

Article VIII

cost of defense and general welfare that comes from a common treasury funded by land value

To ____ is to collect something.

levy

Article IX

limitations of Congress' power

Article V

number of delegates, term limits, and reasons for impeachment

Which title best completes the diagram? -----------established 13 colonies as the US of America ? ----------formed government to manage the Revolutionary war -----------protected the 13 states of foreign invasion

purposes of the Declaration of Rights

To formally approve or confirm is to ______.

ratify

The Articles of Confederation were weak for all of the reasons except that they ___.

regulated state commerce

Which statement was NOT a principle found in the first state constitutions?

strong executive leadership

For what original purpose did delegates meet in Philadelphia in 1787?

to revise the Articles of Confederation

In rule by _____, the government abuses its power.

tyranny


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