Lesson 8 TCI test Exam Questions and Answers 100% Tested
1. News of shays rebellion and unrest elswere convinced the congress to what?: Call
a convention of the states to revise the articles of confideration
2. What did the northwest ordinance of 1787 do?: It allowed territories to even- tually
become states
3. After the revolutionary war, why did people fear a strong central govern- ment?: They
were afraid all the rights they fought for would be lost
4. The number of representatives in the house of representatives is deter- mined by
what?: The states population
5. What was a major weakness of the articles of confederation?: Congress could not
impose taxes
6. The delegates at the convention faced many challenges, which of those challenges
are the largest?: Keeping large and small states needs satisfied
7. What was something that the Virginia plan and the new jersey plan had in common?:
Both favored three branches of government
8. What kind of a government is a republic?: A country led by elected officials
9. The anti federalist did not favor the constitution, why?: They feared states would lose
control, and the federal government would be too powerful
10. The federalist supported ratification (approval) of the constitution, why?: -
All of the above
11. What was the original purpose of the constitutional convention?: To revise the articles
of confederation
12. Who shares power in a federal system of government?: Federal government and state
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1. News of shays rebellion and unrest elswere convinced the congress to what?: Call
a convention of the states to revise the articles of confideration
2. What did the northwest ordinance of 1787 do?: It allowed territories to even- tually
become states
3. After the revolutionary war, why did people fear a strong central govern- ment?: They
were afraid all the rights they fought for would be lost
4. The number of representatives in the house of representatives is deter- mined by
what?: The states population
5. What was a major weakness of the articles of confederation?: Congress could not
impose taxes
6. The delegates at the convention faced many challenges, which of those challenges
are the largest?: Keeping large and small states needs satisfied
7. What was something that the Virginia plan and the new jersey plan had in common?:
Both favored three branches of government
8. What kind of a government is a republic?: A country led by elected officials
9. The anti federalist did not favor the constitution, why?: They feared states would lose
control, and the federal government would be too powerful
10. The federalist supported ratification (approval) of the constitution, why?: -
All of the above
11. What was the original purpose of the constitutional convention?: To revise the articles
of confederation
12. Who shares power in a federal system of government?: Federal government and state
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