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Semester One Exam Review 2017
Test Description: Semester 1 Exam
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Preamble lists the
A
Limits on the government power
B
Rights of the people
C
Goals of the government
D
Powers of the Congress
2) Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to command its new Continental Army
A
John Adams
B
George Washington
C
William Howe
D
Henry Knox
3) The Declaration of Independence was written to explain
A
Why it was time for the colonies to separate from Great Britain
B
What Britain needed to do to win back the loyalty of the colonies
C
What other nations could do to help the colonies win their freedom
D
Why the colonists thought “taxation without representation” was unfair
4) What is federalism
A
the central/national government has all the power
B
states retain most of the power
C
states can veto federal laws
D
shared power between the national and state governments
5) What is a republic
A
a government in which government power is limited by checks and balances
B
a government in which there is a two-party system
C
a government in which elected officials have limited terms
D
a government where representatives are elected by the people
6) Shays’ Rebellion is most remembered today because it
A
threatened law and order in Massachusetts
B
dramatized the money problems faced by poor farmers
C
shocked congress into calling for a Constitutional Convention
D
showed how well the Articles of Confederation worked
7) Why did the Articles of Confederation fail
A
The court system could not agree on laws
B
The President could not sign laws
C
Congress could not force states to pay taxes
D
The king did not support them
8) At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegates from the small states most strongly supported which idea
A
levying taxes on exports
B
establishing a strong national executive
C
equal representation for the states in the national legislature
D
popular election of Senators
9) Why did delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agree to create a bicameral legislature
A
as a way to satisfy the different interests of the rich and poor citizens
B
as a way to balance the differences between the large and small states
C
as a way to insure speedy passage of legislation
D
as a way to assure the right to vote to all adult males
10) During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over which idea
A
method of amending the Constitution
B
division of powers between the national and state governments
C
distribution of power between the Senate and the House of Representatives
D
provision for admitting new states to the Union
11) When the United States Constitution was written, what was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise
A
to settle the dispute about representation between slave states and non-slave states
B
to settle the dispute about how many senators would be elected from each state
C
to settle the dispute between Federalists and Anti-Federalists
D
to settle the dispute about allowing slavery in the nation
12) Why did the founders choose to create an electoral college to elect the President
A
They distrusted ordinary Americans’ ability to make good decisions
B
They wanted to carry out the election most fairly
C
They wanted to ensure all voters had an equal say
D
They distrusted state lawmakers’ ability to make wise choices
13) Supporters of the New Constitution were known as
A
Anti-federalists
B
Republicans
C
Federalists
D
Patriots
14) Why did Washington call up an army to crush the Whiskey Rebellion?
A
He preferred leading an army to leading the national government
B
He felt he had to protect tax collectors at work in the Appalachians
C
He saw the rebellion as a threat to the authority of the new governemnt
D
He feared the rebels might stir up a bloody revolution like that in France
15) One of the major issues dividing the Federalists and Republican parties was
A
How large and powerful the federal government should be
B
How many terms a president should serve
C
How to divide tup the nation's wealth in a fair way
D
Whether there should be both a president and vice president
16) The states' right theory of the Consitution holds that states
A
Choose the nation's president
B
May nullify federal laws
C
Must obey all federal laws
D
Have very limited powers
17) What did Hamilton ask Congress to create to build a strong national economy
A
The stock market
B
A national bank
C
The president's cabinet
D
A stronger navy
18) The court case McCulloch v. Maryland
A
Dealt with the creation of the national bank
B
When state and national power conflict, national power is supreme
C
All of the above
D
The necessary and proper clause from the Constitution was used
19) Why is the Court case Marbury v. Madison such an important court case
A
Made Barney Fife Sheriff of Mayberry
B
Citizens did not have to quarter soldiers in their homes
C
It established judicial review
D
Made slavery illegal
20) Who wrote Common Sense
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Thomas Paine
C
George Washington
D
John Adams
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