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8th Creating The Constitution #2
Test Description: Part 2 of the Creating the Constitution review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is not true about the Great Compromise?
A
One house of Congress based on population
B
Two houses of Congress
C
There would be one President
D
One house of Congress based on equal representation
2) Period when business activity slows, prices, and wages drop and unemployment rises
A
Economic Depression
B
Judicial Review
C
Compromise
D
Revolution
3) What did the New Jersey Plan call for?
A
A 3 person executive branch
B
Population based representation
C
The Supreme Court
D
A Legislative branch based on equal representation
4) When deciding how to govern the new nation (right after the war) leaders felt the power should be held by whom?
A
The Congress
B
The Rich
C
The Federal Government
D
The States
5) What did the Virginia Plan call for?
A
No Monarchy
B
Court Appointed Representation
C
Population Based Representation
D
Equal Representation
6) What was the first document establishing a government for the United States?
A
Constitution
B
Declaration of Independence
C
Articles of Confederation
D
Land Ordinance of 1785
7) What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
A
Create the Declaration of Independence
B
To Draft the Bill of Rights
C
To revise the Articles of Confederation
D
To write the Constitution
8) Which of the following is not true about the Land Ordinance of 1785?
A
It was supported by the Federalists
B
It devised a plan to sell western lands
C
The money raised was used to repay war debts
D
Land was sold for no less than $1 per acre
9) Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
A
Boston
B
Washington D.C.
C
Philadelphia
D
New York
10) Which of the following was created to allow admittance of new states into the United States?
A
The Articles of Statehood
B
The Land Ordinance of 1785
C
The Articles of Confederation
D
The Northwest Ordinance 1787
11) Why did Daniel Shays lead an uprising against the government?
A
The Constitution went too far
B
The British refused to leave the Northwest Territory
C
Farmers’ land was seized by the government due to failure to pay their taxes
D
Slavery was not permitted in the new states
12) How many free citizens were required for a territory to apply for statehood?
A
25,000
B
100,000
C
60,000
D
5,000
13) Which of the following was not a new state created by the Northwest Ordinance?
A
Ohio
B
Wisconsin
C
Montana
D
Michigan
14) Agreement in which each sides gives up something
A
Neutrality
B
Negotiate
C
Compromise
D
Confederation
15) In government, person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out
A
Judge
B
Councilmen
C
Legislator
D
Executive
16) Able to change
A
Federalist
B
Flexible
C
Inadvertant
D
Ratify
17) Federalist who fought for the passage of the Constitution
A
John Hancock
B
John Adams
C
George Mason
D
Alexander Hamilton
18) What two plans were merged into the Great Compromise?
A
Virginia and New Jersey Plans
B
Pennsylvania and New Jersey Plans
C
New Jersey and New York Plans
D
Virginia and New York Plans
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