U. S. History Ultimate Exam! Trivia Quiz

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1.

What is confederation?
- A.
  
  Statute stating that the human mind was created free.
- B.
  
  Concept in the early American Republic proposing that women could influence politics.
- C.
  
  A nation formed by seceding states.
2.

What established that only a fraction of a state's slave population would count in determining its representation in the House of Representatives?
- A.
  
  3/5ths Compromise
- B.
  
  Virginia Plan
- C.
  
  Impeachment
3.

What is the system that gives each branch of government the means to restrain the powers of the other two?
- A.
  
  Tariffs
- B.
  
  Checks and balances.
- C.
  
  Taxes on property
4.

Which plan would use a bicameral legislature containing representatives from states based on population?
- A.
  
  Great Compromise.
- B.
  
  Tariffs.
- C.
  
  Virginia Plan.
5.

What was the US's first constitution which gave states more power than the national government?
- A.
  
  Virginia Plan
- B.
  
  Federalism
- C.
  
  Articles of Confederation.
6.

What word did not appear in the Constitution?
- A.
  
  Slaves
- B.
  
  Federalism
- C.
  
  Impeachment
7.

Who are people that are in favor of ratifying the Constitution?
- A.
  
  Slaves
- B.
  
  Anti-Federalists
- C.
  
  Federalists
8.

What are taxes on imports and exports called?
- A.
  
  Articles of Confederation
- B.
  
  Bill of Rights
- C.
  
  Tariffs
9.

Who served as president at the Constitutional Convention?
- A.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- B.
  
  George Washington
- C.
  
  James Madison
10.

What plan consisted of a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote?
- A.
  
  Bill of Rights
- B.
  
  New Jersey Plan
- C.
  
  Northwest Ordinance
11.

What was the Virginia Statute of religious freedom?
- A.
  
  The concept that women could influence politics and society through their work in the home.
- B.
  
  The idea that all men are created equal.
- C.
  
  A statute stating that the human mind was created free and that government control over religious beliefs or worship is tyrannical.
12.

Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
- A.
  
  William Paterson
- B.
  
  George Washington
- C.
  
  Roger Sherman
13.

Who is the "Father of the Constitution?"
- A.
  
  George Washington
- B.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- C.
  
  James Madison
14.

What combined both aspects of the NJ and the Viginia Plan?
- A.
  
  U. S. Constitution
- B.
  
  The Great Compromise
- C.
  
  Northwest Ordinance
15.

Who were the people that were against the ratification of the Constitution?
- A.
  
  Federalists
- B.
  
  Anti-Federalists
- C.
  
  Slaves
16.

What is a sharp drop in business activity accompanied by rising unemployment called?
- A.
  
  Tariffs
- B.
  
  Imports
- C.
  
  Depression
17.

Who wrote the Great Compromise?
- A.
  
  Roger Sherman
- B.
  
  Patrick Henry and George Clinton
- C.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
18.

What is the division of powers between a strong central government and the state governments called?
- A.
  
  Impeachment
- B.
  
  Anti-Federalism
- C.
  
  Federalism
19.

Who started a rebellion in Massachusets?
- A.
  
  Roger Sherman
- B.
  
  Daniel Shays to protest taxes, debt, and foreclosures
- C.
  
  William Paterson
20.

What replaced the Articles of Confederation and gave the national government more power than the states?
- A.
  
  The U. S. Constitution
- B.
  
  Bill of Rights
- C.
  
  The Virginia Plan
21.

What caused Shay's Rebellion?
- A.
  
  Slaves
- B.
  
  Taxes on property and the seizing of property
- C.
  
  Imports
22.

Name two powers of Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
- A.
  
  Judicial and Legislative
- B.
  
  Legislative and Executive
- C.
  
  Indian affairs, foreign affairs, settle disputes with states
23.

What is Republican Motherhood?
- A.
  
  The concept in the early American republic proposing that women could influence politics and society through their work in the home.
- B.
  
  A statute stating that the human mind was created free.
- C.
  
  Taxes on property owned by mothers
24.

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
- A.
  
  Tariffs
- B.
  
  Northwest Ordinance
- C.
  
  Bill of Rights
25.

Name two Antifederalists' objections to the Constitution.
- A.
  
  Imports and impeachment.
- B.
  
  No Bill of Rights, unfair voting scheme, done in secrecy, resemblance to a monarchy.
- C.
  
  Checks and balances.