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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
Morris Ordinance
C
Northwest Ordinance
D
Ordinance of 1785
2) A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called
A
a sovereignty
B
a nationalistic government
C
a monarchy
D
a republic
3) The Great Compromise was suggested by _____.
A
Benjamin Franklin
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
Roger Sherman
D
James Madison
4) _____ was one of two states that retained its colonial charter as a state constitution.
A
Maryland
B
Georgia
C
New York
D
Rhode Island
5) America's first constitution
A
American Constitution
B
Bill of Rights
C
Republic Plan
D
Articles of Confederation
6) The presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention was
A
George Washington
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
Benjamin Fanklin
D
John Adams
7) A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases is called
A
inflation
B
employment slowdown
C
economic slowdown
D
depression
8) Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
A
The Antifederalist
B
The Spirit of Laws
C
The Bill of Rights
D
The Federalist
9) Under the federal system the final authority is the
A
Constitution
B
state government
C
court system
D
president
10) The movement that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society was called the
A
Ideas Period
B
Period of Reason
C
Age of Science
D
Enlightenment
11) The most distinctive feature of the United States government is the
A
separation of powers
B
vetoing power
C
executive branch
D
federal system
12) The president can check Congress through
A
overriding
B
underriding
C
vetoing
D
voting down
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
Patrick Henry
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
George Washington
D
Richard Henry Lee
15) What was the event in 1787 when farmers marched to the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts?
A
Shays's Rebellion
B
Boston Tea Party
C
Boston Massacre
D
Bacon'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
federal system.
B
nationalistic system.
C
feudal system.
D
monarchical system.
17) The first state to approve the Constitution
A
Connecticut
B
Pennsylvania
C
Rhode Island
D
Delaware
18) Supporters of the new Constitution
A
Federalists
B
Jeffersonians
C
Nationalists
D
Antifederalists
19) To keep any one branch of government from gaining too much power, the Framers built in a system of
A
an executive branch.
B
checks and balances.
C
rejecting a bill.
D
vetoing.
20) Legislative Branch
A
Article II
B
Article I
C
Article IV
D
Article III
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