Meap Review
This is a practice quiz designed to help prepare students for the 9th grade MEAP.
- 1.
Which of the following had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
The National Government
- B.
The State Governments
- C.
The Federalists
- D.
The Antifederalists
Correct Answer
B. The State Governments -
- 2.
Which important power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
Levy Taxes
- B.
Sign Treaties
- C.
Issue Money
- D.
All of the above are true
Correct Answer
D. All of the above are true -
- 3.
What issue does the Three-Fifths Comprise address?
- A.
How slaves would be counted for taxes and representation
- B.
The disagreement over the Virgina Plan and the New Jersey Plan
- C.
The disagreement over the Virginia Plan and the New York Plan
- D.
The number of branches in the government
Correct Answer
A. How slaves would be counted for taxes and representation -
- 4.
Which of the following groups were not represented at the Constitutional Convention?
- A.
African Americans
- B.
Native Americans
- C.
Women
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 5.
Which of the following best defines federalism?
- A.
All powers are held by the central government
- B.
Power is shared between the central government and the states
- C.
All power is held by the states
- D.
A King governs according to a constitution
Correct Answer
B. Power is shared between the central government and the states -
- 6.
What was one of the final obstacles in the process of ratifying the Articles?
- A.
Whether or not the national government should be a republic
- B.
Whether or not all the states had to have thhe same form of government
- C.
Who would run the national government
- D.
Who should control the Western lands
Correct Answer
D. Who should control the Western lands -
- 7.
Why did Antifederalists dislike the proposed Constitution?
- A.
Power was divided between the national government and the states
- B.
The government would not have the power to tax
- C.
The national government would be strong
- D.
The nation would not be headed by a king
Correct Answer
C. The national government would be strong -
- 8.
Which of the following established the way slaves would be counted for representation in Congress?
- A.
The Northwest Ordinance
- B.
The Great Compromise
- C.
The New Jersey Plan
- D.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Correct Answer
D. The Three-Fifths Compromise -
- 9.
Which of the following is the role of the Electoral College?
- A.
To appoint justices to the Supreme Court
- B.
To choose the President of the United States
- C.
To nominate candidates for vice-president
- D.
To decide on the number of senators from each state
Correct Answer
B. To choose the President of the United States -
- 10.
How did Southern leaders justify secession?
- A.
They claimed that the Declaration of Independence gave Southerners the right to revolt against an oppressive government
- B.
They used John Locke's theories of natural law and inalienable rights to justify forming a government that would protect their property
- C.
They argued that since each state had voluntarily joined the Union, it had the right to leave the Union
- D.
They cited the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which protected property owners against unlawful government attacks on their property
Correct Answer
C. They argued that since each state had voluntarily joined the Union, it had the right to leave the Union -
- 11.
Who operated schools to educate former slaves?
- A.
Suffragists
- B.
Democratic Party
- C.
Plantation Owners
- D.
Freedmen's Bureau
Correct Answer
D. Freedmen's Bureau -
- 12.
What were the "black codes"?
- A.
Pro-civil right laws for former slaves
- B.
Contracts that Southern states signed with Congress
- C.
Southern laws designed to limit the rights of African Americans
- D.
Exams given in freedmen's schools
Correct Answer
C. Southern laws designed to limit the rights of African Americans -
- 13.
Which president took action against the Ku Klux Klan?
- A.
Ulysses S. Grant
- B.
Andrew Johnson
- C.
Jefferson Davis
- D.
Abraham Lincoln
Correct Answer
A. Ulysses S. Grant -
- 14.
What role did the Freedmen's Bureau play in Reconstruction?
- A.
It operated school to educate former slaves
- B.
It distributed food, clothing, and fuel to needy Southerners
- C.
It helped to reunite families separated by the war or slavery
- D.
All of the above are true
Correct Answer
D. All of the above are true -
- 15.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Freedmen's Bureau?
- A.
It provided schools and supplies to freedmen in the South
- B.
It helped reunite African-American families
- C.
Its teachers faced violence and received death threats
- D.
President Johnson was opposed to it
Correct Answer
D. President Johnson was opposed to it -
- 16.
Where were most of the nation's early factories built?
- A.
The Northwest Territory
- B.
The South
- C.
New England
- D.
The Midwest
Correct Answer
C. New England -
- 17.
A person who put the interests of his or her state or region ahead of what was best for the rest of the nation was demostrating what attitude?
- A.
Sectionalism
- B.
Federalism
- C.
Nationalism
- D.
Good Feelings
Correct Answer
A. Sectionalism -
- 18.
Which reason best explains why the Northeast and the Midwest developed a close bond?
- A.
There was a great deal of trade between them
- B.
They both opposed slavery
- C.
They were both industrial regions
- D.
They both held similar political views
Correct Answer
A. There was a great deal of trade between them -
- 19.
Which of the following is true about the South in the 1840's?
- A.
Most white southern families held at least one slave
- B.
White Southerners formed less than half of the region's population
- C.
All African Americansin the South were enslaved
- D.
About 8% of African Americans in the South were free
Correct Answer
D. About 8% of African Americans in the South were free -
- 20.
What was the sectional interest of American settlers in the West?
- A.
Westerners wanted cheap land and good transportation
- B.
Westerners wanted an alliance with Mexico to help control Native Americans
- C.
Westerners wanted free land and government grants
- D.
Westerners wanted gold as their currency
Correct Answer
A. Westerners wanted cheap land and good transportation -
- 21.
Which development did NOT cause manufacturing to grow in the United States between 1800 and 1840?
- A.
Transportation improvements made it easier to ship products to distant regions of the nation
- B.
The British blockade during the War of 1812 deprived Americans of European manufactured goods
- C.
A series of Supreme Court decisions allowed the federal government to block the sale of foreign-made goods in the United States
- D.
The single currency issued by the national bank encouraged trade between regions of the country
Correct Answer
C. A series of Supreme Court decisions allowed the federal government to block the sale of foreign-made goods in the United States -
- 22.
Which of the following inventions did the most to pull different regions of the nation together?
- A.
The steam powered locomotive, the telegraph, the steamboat
- B.
The spinning mill, the telegraph, the steel plow
- C.
The spinning mill, the steel plow, the steamboat
- D.
The steel plow, the spinning mill, the steam powered locomotive
Correct Answer
A. The steam powered locomotive, the telegraph, the steamboat -
- 23.
Why were most of the nation's early factories located in New England?
- A.
Swift moving streams and rivers provided a source of power
- B.
Poor soil conditions in New England made farm families willing to do factory work
- C.
It had ships and access to the ocean to transport finished goods
- D.
All of the above answers are true
Correct Answer
D. All of the above answers are true -
- 24.
How did the War of 1812 encourage the growth of U.S. manufacturing?
- A.
Americans had to make their products because a British blockade kept European products out of the United States
- B.
British invasions destroyed American farms, forcing farmers to take manufacturing jobs to support their families
- C.
Plantation owners had to turn to manufacturing because they could no longer sell their cotton to the British
- D.
The resounding U.S. victories strengthened gun manufacturing
Correct Answer
A. Americans had to make their products because a British blockade kept European products out of the United States -
- 25.
Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
- A.
It was made in favor of Marbury
- B.
It resulted in Marbury's removal from the Supreme Court
- C.
It increased the power of the Congress
- D.
It established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review
Correct Answer
D. It established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review -
- 26.
The power of judical review is the Supreme Court's power
- A.
To review election results to determine if the elections were conducted honestly
- B.
To be the final authority on what the Constitution means
- C.
To remove elected officials from office if they behave unlawfully
- D.
To force the state courts to follow the laws passed by Congress
Correct Answer
B. To be the final authority on what the Constitution means -
- 27.
If a federal court declares a decision by a government official to be unconstitutional, this means that the official's decision?
- A.
Is in violation of federal law
- B.
Is in violation of a state law
- C.
Is in violation of the U.S. Constitution
- D.
Is in violation of any of the above
Correct Answer
C. Is in violation of the U.S. Constitution -
- 28.
Which of the following best describes judical review
- A.
Established in the case of Marbury v. Madison
- B.
States that the Supreme Court interprets whether laws are constitutional
- C.
Created a lasting balance among the three branches of government
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 29.
Which of the following would NOT be part of the power of judical review?
- A.
The power to amend the Constitution
- B.
The power to declare a federal law unconstitutional
- C.
The power to determine what the Constitution means
- D.
The power to decide if a state law violates the Constitution
Correct Answer
A. The power to amend the Constitution -
- 30.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden?
- A.
Only the federal government had the right to control interstate commerce
- B.
States had power over the national government in matters involving taxation
- C.
A state could not tax a national bank
- D.
A state had the right to control its own commerce
Correct Answer
A. Only the federal government had the right to control interstate commerce -
- 31.
The Supreme Court's rulings in such cases as McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden had what important overall effect?
- A.
They gave each state the power to control slavery
- B.
They created a stronger federal government
- C.
They decided that states could not regulate interstate commerce
- D.
All of the above are true
Correct Answer
B. They created a stronger federal government -
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