Chapter 7 ReviewChapter 7 Review

MR. GIRALDOMR. GIRALDOmrgiraldo.commrgiraldo.com

8th Grade U.S. History

Tequesta Trace Middle

2009-2010

Checking for Understanding

__ 1. to give official approval to

__ 2. a special group of voters selected by their state legislatures to vote for the president and vice president

__ 3. the branch of government that makes the nation’s laws

__ 4. consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature

__ 5. a formal plan of government

A. constitution

B. ratify

C. bicameral

D. legislative branch

E. executive branch

F. Electoral College

Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left.

B

F

D

C

A

Checking for UnderstandingDefine Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left.

__ 6. the branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation’s laws and policies

E A. constitution

B. ratify

C. bicameral

D. legislative branch

E. executive branch

F. Electoral College

Reviewing Key Facts

Summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

The strengths of the Articles of Confederation were that it could conduct foreign affairs, issue currency, borrow money, and maintain armed forces. The weakness were that it regulated trade, could make soldiers join the army, and impose taxes.

Reviewing Key Facts

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

A slave counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation.

Reviewing Key Facts

What powers did the Constitution leave in the hands of the state governments?

State governments had all powers not specifically granted to the Federal government.

Reviewing Key Facts

Why did some states want a bill of rights added to the Constitution?

They did not think that the Constitution, as written, protected individual rights.

Reviewing Key Facts

How does the system of check and balances work?

Each branch has a role that limits other branches.

Critical Thinking

Analyzing Themes: Groups and Institutions Were the people who attended the Constitutional Convention representative of the American public? Explain.

No; women, African Americans, and Native Americans were not included.

Critical Thinking

Drawing Conclusions Why was a system of checks and balances built into the Constitution?

It was included to keep any one branch from dominating the government.

Geography and History ActivityStudy the map below and answer the questions on the following slides.

Geography and History Activity

A township was six miles long and wide.

How many miles long and wide was a township?

Geography and History Activity

A section was one mile long and wide.

How many miles long and wide was a section?

Geography and History Activity

A section was 640 acres.

How many acres were in a section?

Directions: Choose the best answer to the following multiple choice question.

Each of the states enacted constitutions in the late 1700s. All state constitutions

A established equal rights for all persons living in the state.

B set up legislative and executive branches of state government.

C granted women the right to vote.

D agreed that states would be supervised by the federal government.

Standardized Test Practice

What is the answer?What is the answer?

1. Which state was the first to approve the Constitution?2. What were supporters of the new Constitution called?3. A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is

called a:4. What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?5. The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by how many states?6. What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?7. What type of legislatures did most states establish?8. What is the most distinctive feature of the United States government?9. How many states did Congress need to pass a law?10. Under the federal system, the final authority is the…11. The division of powers between the national government and the states is

a12. The book of essays explaining and supporting the Constitution was

called…13. The movement that influenced the Constitution's architects was the…

What is the answer?What is the answer?

1. Who was Edmund Randolph?2. Why was John Locke important?3. What is the Electoral College?4. Why did Shay’s Rebellion take place?5. What was the Virginia Plan?6. What was the New Jersey Plan?7. What was the Great Compromise?