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Chapter 7 Test Review
Test Description: Creating a Republic
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) You could say the major reason that the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution was to:
A
Separate powers between the three branches of government
B
Provide for equal treatment of all people
C
Limit the power of the state governments
D
Protect individual liberties from abuse by the federal government
2) How did many Americans react to Shays’ Rebellion?
A
Americans wanted the powers of the central government reduced
B
Americans wanted each state to become a separate nation
C
Americans wanted the Articles of Confederation revised
D
Americans wanted to reunite with England
3) Why were compromises on slavery included in the Constitution?
A
To get women to accept the laws
B
To make alliances with other countries
C
To gain the support of the southern states
D
To get the states to accept liberty
4) The founding fathers included the concepts of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers in the Constitution because they
A
favored the poor over the rich.
B
wanted to increase the powers of the states.
C
hoped to expand the democratic process.
D
feared a government with unlimited power.
5) One of the reasons Anti-Federalists opposed accepting the United States Constitution was because they feared it would
A
not give enough authority to the president.
B
reduce the power of the national government.
C
increase the power of the state governments.
D
not include a guarantee of individual rights.
6) Power is shared between the federal and state governments. This is called:
A
checks and balances
B
the elastic clause
C
federalism
D
separation of powers
7) “... whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government.”
A
republicanism
B
natural rights
C
right of revolution
D
separation of powers
8) No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law
A
separation of powers
B
republicanism
C
right of revolution
D
natural rights
9) How did the Three-Fifths Compromise benefit southern states?
A
The southern states were protected by larger presences of military.
B
Farmers were given larger land grants to produce goods for trade.
C
It allowed the states to retain a larger portion of their tax revenue.
D
It allowed the states to have more representatives in the House of Representatives.
10) Which state's constitution included the first bill of rights?
A
Rhode Island
B
Pennsylvania
C
Virginia
D
Massachusetts
11) The Articles of Confederation
A
included many state laws
B
included an executive branch
C
did not create a strong national government
D
created strong federal courts
12) The FIrst Amendment in the Bill of Rights
A
forbids the government from quartering soldiers in citizens homes.
B
lists the responsibility of citizens to serve in the military.
C
outlaws the possession of weapons.
D
protects freedom of speech.
13) Why did three of the delegates of the convention refuse to sign the Constitution?
A
They believed that African Americans were not fairly represented at the convention.
B
They feared it gave too much power to the national government.
C
They believed that each state should hold a convention for rejection of ratification.
D
They didn't agree with the philosophy of a three-branch government.
14) Which of the following was a right that was granted to Congress by the Articles of Confederation?
A
Congress could impose taxes.
B
Congress could regulate trade between states.
C
Congress could pass laws without colonial consent.
D
Congress could declare war.
15) The original goal of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to
A
create a federal legislature.
B
revise the Articles of Confederation
C
establish the Supreme Court.
D
outlaw slavery in the states.
16) According to the Great Compromise,
A
each state would have the same number of members in the House.
B
there would be two houses in Congress.
C
New Jersey and Virginia would have the same number of members in Congress.
D
there would be a one-house legislature.
17) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
A
created a new capital city.
B
allowed slavery in the Northwest Territory.
C
provided a way to admit new states to the Union.
D
purchased territories from Britain.
18) What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
A
to outline the positions of the candidates for President
B
to defend the Constitution
C
to communicate actions taken by Congress to the 13 states
D
to document the work performed by Benjamin Franklin
19) A territory could ask Congress to be admitted as a new state
A
if they set aside large plots of land for displaced Native Americans.
B
after paying large sums of money to help defray the cost of the revolution.
C
once all enslaved African Americans within its borders were set free.
D
when it had a population of 60,000 free settlers.
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