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Document stating rules that the government must follow
a. Virginia Plan
b. constitution
c. New Jersey Plan
d. Great Compromise
The correct answer is
B. Constitution
Makes the laws
a. Executive branch
b. Judicial branch
c. Legislative branch
d. House of Representatives
The correct answer is
C. Legislative branch
Person who runs the government and sees that laws are carried outa. despot
b. legislator
c. executive
d. constitution
The correct answer is
C. Executive
Period of time when business activity slows, unemployment rises, prices and wages drop
a. depression
b. Financial depression
c. monopoly
d. Economic depression
The correct answer is
D. Economic depression
List of Individual Rights
a. constitution
b. Bill of Rights
c. Articles of Confederation
d. Great Compromise
The correct answer is
B. Bill of Rights
Carries out the laws
a. Executive branch
b. Judicial branch
c. Police officers
d. Legislative branch
The correct answer is
A. Executive branch
Makes the laws
a. Executive branch
b. Judicial branch
c. Police officers
d. Legislative branch
The correct answer is
D. Legislative Branch
Deals with constitutionality of laws and ensures the laws are enforceda. Executive branch
b. Judicial branch
c. Police officers
d. Legislative branch
The correct answer is
B. Judicial Branch
Supported the Constitution
a. Anti-Federalist
b. Federalist
The correct answer is
B. Federalist
Against the Constitution
a. Anti-Federalist
b. Federalist
The correct answer is
A. Anti-Federalist
To approve
a. assent
b. amend
c. ratify
d. execute
The correct answer is
C. ratify
TRUE/FALSE
a. All white men could vote in the 1780’s
The correct answer is
FALSE – Only white men that owned property could vote, over the age of 21
TRUE/FALSE
a. America’s first constitution was the United States Constitution.
The correct answer is
FALSE – The first constitution of America was the Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, there were/was ______________ branch/es of
governmenta. one
b. two
c. Three
The correct answer is
a. One – the legislative branch
State constitutions gave most of their power to the _________ branch because
_________________.a. Executive; the executive ran the state.
b. Legislative; the people elected this branch and could remove them from office if needed.
c. Judicial; they wanted to make sure the laws that were created were constitutional
d. Legislative; they made the laws.
The correct answer is
B. Legislative branch
Even though Shay’s rebellion failed,
a. It focused on the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation
b. It still illustrated how great the US Constitution was.
c. The new national government stopped taxing the farmers.
d. All of the above
The correct answer is
A. Focused attention on the weaknesses of the new national government.
In state constitutions, most of the power went to the legislature because :
a. The people were afraid of a strong judicial branch.
b. The legislature was elected by the people and they held all the power through their votes.
c. They were afraid the government would abuse its power.
d. They didn’t want a president or Supreme Court.
The correct answer is
B. The legislature was elected by the people and they held all the power through their votes.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the only branch of government is the
a. Executive branch
b. Judicial branch
c. Legislative branch
d. All of the above
The correct answer is
C. Legislative branch
One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because they had the power
to:
a. Raise taxes but not borrow money.
b. Declare war and create a national army.
c. Coin money and raise taxes.
d. Borrow money but not raise taxes.
The correct answer is
D. Borrow money but not raise taxes
One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because they had the
power to:
a. Create an army but not declare war.
b. Declare war but not create state armies.
c. Declare war but not create a national army.
d. Declare war and create an army.
The correct answer is
C. Declare war but not create a national army.
One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because they had the power
to:
a. Deal with foreign countries but able to write treaties.
b. Deal with the Native Americans and write treaties.
c. Deal with foreign countries and regulate trade.
d. Deal with foreign countries but not create trade regulations
The correct answer is
D. Deal with foreign countries but not create trade regulations.
One reason the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation was because
a. The government did not have a leader or allow a trial by jury.
b. The government did not have a leader or a way of protecting peoples’ constitutional rights.
c. The government had a leader and no Supreme Court.
d. The government had a leader and a Supreme Court.
The correct answer is
B. The government did not have a leader or a way of protecting peoples’ constitutional rights.
Which law created townships out of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b. Land Ordinance of 1785
The correct answer is
B. Land Ordinance of 1785
Which law banned slavery in the land west of the Appalachian mountains?
a. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b. Land Ordinance of 1785
The correct answer is
B. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Which law guaranteed basic rights to the settlers living west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b. Land Ordinance of 1785
The correct answer is
A. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Which law set aside land for education and government use?a. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b. Land Ordinance of 1785
The correct answer is
B. Land Ordinance of 1785
Which states were part of the Northwest Territory?
a. Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio
b. Washington, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio
c. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
d. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Ohio
The correct answer is
C. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
There were _______ branches of government under the Virginia Plan.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
The correct answer is
C. 3 branches of government.
Under the New Jersey plan there were ____ branches of government. a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
The correct answer is
C. 3 branches of government.
The Virginia Plan called for a ________ house legislature.
a. One
b. two
The correct answer is
B. 2 house legislature
The New Jersey Plan called for a ______ house legislature.
a. One
b. Two
The correct answer is
A. one
Under the New Jersey Plan, representation in Congress would be:
a. Based on the population of the state, the smaller the population , the more representatives.
b. Equal for each state.
c. Based on the population of the state, the larger the population , the more representatives.
d. Three per state.
The correct answer is
B. Equal for each state.
Under the Virginia Plan, the number of representatives in Congress was:
a. Based on the population of the state, the smaller the population , the more representatives.
b. Equal for each state.
c. Based on the population of the state, the larger the population , the more representatives.
d. Three per state.
The correct answer is
• c. Based on the population of the state, the larger the population , the more representatives.
The Great Compromise set up the national government in the following way:
a. One branch of government, President, and Supreme Court. Congress would be made up of two houses. The number of representatives in Congress would be based on the population of the state.
b. Three branches of government. Congress would be made up of one house. The number of representatives in Congress would be based on the population of the state.
c. Three branches of government. Congress would be made up of two houses. The House of Representatives would be based on the population of the state and the Senate would allow for three per state.
d. Three branches of government. Congress would be made up of two houses. The House of Representatives would be based on the population of the state and the Senate would allow for two per state.
The correct answer is
D. Three branches of government. Congress would be made up of two houses. The House of Representatives would be based on the population of the state and the Senate would allow for two per state.
Who believed there needed to be a strong central government within the Constitution?
a. Anti-Federalists
b. Federalists
The correct answer is
B. Federalists
Who believed the President could become like a king by being repeatedly reelected.
a. Anti-Federalists
b. Federalists
The correct answer is
A. Anti-Federalists
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