Review 1
What do you remember from this year? Do your best using what you know and remember.
- 1.
According to the Articles of Confederation, what was the main branch of government?
- A.
Congress
- B.
President
- C.
Courts
- D.
States made all of the important decisions
Correct Answer
A. Congress -
- 2.
Which of the following would not be a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
Congress had no power to regulate trade(commerce) or taxes
- B.
Congress had little power
- C.
Shay's Rebellion broke out in MA due to taxation/money conflicts
- D.
The government was set up to be a strong national government and the states had little power
Correct Answer
D. The government was set up to be a strong national government and the states had little power -
- 3.
Complete the analogy : Thomas Jefferson : Declaration of Independence ______________________: US Constitution
- A.
John Adams
- B.
George Washington
- C.
James Madison
- D.
Thomas Paine
Correct Answer
C. James Madison -
- 4.
How many branches of government were set up in the US Constitution?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
Correct Answer
C. 3 -
- 5.
What issue was settled with the Great Compromise?
- A.
How to maintain the balance of power of the small and large states and everyone still have a voice in Congress
- B.
How to send representatives to Congress and elect them
- C.
The Great Compromise caused more issues with the US and they had to meet again later
- D.
How to send electors to vote for President
Correct Answer
A. How to maintain the balance of power of the small and large states and everyone still have a voice in Congress -
- 6.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
- A.
Delegates met to discuss the problems of the American Revoultion
- B.
Delegates met to discuss the problems of the new govt.- Articles of Confederation
- C.
Delegates met to discuss kicking out the state of Rhode Island since they did not show up for the meeting
- D.
Delegates met to discuss electing Washington as the first President
Correct Answer
B. Delegates met to discuss the problems of the new govt.- Articles of Confederation -
- 7.
Why did the delegates meet in secret?
- A.
Founding Fathers decided to have a secret meeting without key leaders in US
- B.
They were plotting an overthrow of the govt.
- C.
They were trying to break away from England again
- D.
National security concerns- did not want the people to know discussion before finished work on a new government structure
Correct Answer
D. National security concerns- did not want the people to know discussion before finished work on a new government structure -
- 8.
What purpose does the Electoral College serve?
- A.
Elects the President of the US
- B.
Appoints Cabinet members
- C.
Appoints Judges to the Supreme Court
- D.
Elects representatives to Congress
Correct Answer
A. Elects the President of the US -
- 9.
Why did the North not want to have slaves counted for population purposes?
- A.
Would have greater representation in Northern states if they were counted
- B.
The North realized that slaves did not have rights or freedoms in the US Const.- so why count them for population purposes???
- C.
The Southern states would have a great voice in Congress if they are counted
- D.
Both B and C
Correct Answer
D. Both B and C -
- 10.
What document does the US Constitution build upon?
- A.
Declaration of Independence
- B.
The Warsaw Pact
- C.
The Articles of Confederation
- D.
14 Points
Correct Answer
A. Declaration of Independence -
- 11.
After the Revolutionary War, the nation faced a huge debt. Alexander Hamilton, the Sec. of Treasury, drew up a financial plan for the US in order to help solve the problems of the US. Which of the following best describes his plan?
- A.
Repaying war debt, creation of national bank, establishing protective tariff, collecting tariffs
- B.
Borrowed money from other nations, establish national bank, forming political parties, taxing distilleries
- C.
Taxing state govts., creating state banks, placing tariffs on foreign goods, and asked Congress to pass an income tax
- D.
Placing taxes on exports and imports, selling off western lands, providing loans for famers, creating banks
Correct Answer
A. Repaying war debt, creation of national bank, establishing protective tariff, collecting tariffs -
- 12.
What was the main purpose of the Federalist Papers?
- A.
Those who did not support the passage of the US Constitution- wrote essay to tell why it should not be passed
- B.
Those who supported the passage of the US Constitution gave a "break down" in common language how the Constitution would be a useful document to the US
- C.
The document was written before the Civil War to discuss the issues of slavery
- D.
The document discussed the reasons why we should break away from England before the American Revolution
Correct Answer
B. Those who supported the passage of the US Constitution gave a "break down" in common language how the Constitution would be a useful document to the US -
- 13.
Read the following information from the primary source- The Federalist Papers: In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty, it is evident that each department should have a will of its own... the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others James Madison, Federalist Papers Number 51 -----Which democratic ideals that were set up by the US Constitution is best described by the passage above?
- A.
Rule of law
- B.
Popular sovereignty
- C.
Limited government
- D.
Checks and balances
Correct Answer
D. Checks and balances -
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