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Test Description: Chapter 7 Test
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1) Passed by the Confederation Congress, this law created a territory out of lands north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers.
A
Confederation Law
B
Ordinance of 1785
C
Northwest Ordinance
D
Morris Ordinance
2) A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called
A
a monarchy
B
a republic
C
a sovereignty
D
a nationalistic government
3) The Great Compromise was suggested by _____.
A
Alexander Hamilton
B
James Madison
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
Roger Sherman
4) _____ was one of two states that retained its colonial charter as a state constitution.
A
Georgia
B
New York
C
Rhode Island
D
Maryland
5) America's first constitution
A
Bill of Rights
B
Articles of Confederation
C
Republic Plan
D
American Constitution
6) The presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention was
A
Benjamin Fanklin
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
George Washington
D
John Adams
7) A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases is called
A
depression
B
inflation
C
economic slowdown
D
employment slowdown
8) Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
A
The Bill of Rights
B
The Antifederalist
C
The Spirit of Laws
D
The Federalist
9) Under the federal system the final authority is the
A
president
B
court system
C
Constitution
D
state government
10) The movement that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society was called the
A
Enlightenment
B
Ideas Period
C
Age of Science
D
Period of Reason
11) The most distinctive feature of the United States government is the
A
vetoing power
B
federal system
C
separation of powers
D
executive branch
12) The president can check Congress through
A
underriding
B
voting down
C
vetoing
D
overriding
13) This Pennsylvania group organized the first antislavery society in 1775.
A
Penns
B
Puritans
C
Quakers
D
Pacifists
14) What Virginian gave fiery speeches against the Constitution saying it did not check the federal government's power?
A
George Washington
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
Richard Henry Lee
D
Patrick Henry
15) What was the event in 1787 when farmers marched to the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts?
A
Bacon's Rebellion
B
Boston Tea Party
C
Boston Massacre
D
Shays's Rebellion
16) The Constitution created a government that divided powers between the national government and the states. This form of government is called a
A
feudal system.
B
nationalistic system.
C
federal system.
D
monarchical system.
17) The first state to approve the Constitution
A
Rhode Island
B
Connecticut
C
Delaware
D
Pennsylvania
18) Supporters of the new Constitution
A
Antifederalists
B
Federalists
C
Nationalists
D
Jeffersonians
19) To keep any one branch of government from gaining too much power, the Framers built in a system of
A
checks and balances.
B
rejecting a bill.
C
an executive branch.
D
vetoing.
20) Legislative Branch
A
Article IV
B
Article III
C
Article I
D
Article II
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