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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
Roger Sherman
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
Alexander Hamilton
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
Articles of Confederation
B
Republic Plan
C
Bill of Rights
D
American Constitution
6) The presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention was
A
George Washington
B
John Adams
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Benjamin Fanklin
7) A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases is called
A
employment slowdown
B
inflation
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
court system
C
state government
D
president
10) The movement that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society was called the
A
Period of Reason
B
Ideas Period
C
Age of Science
D
Enlightenment
11) The most distinctive feature of the United States government is the
A
federal system
B
vetoing power
C
executive branch
D
separation of powers
12) The president can check Congress through
A
voting down
B
overriding
C
vetoing
D
underriding
13) This Pennsylvania group organized the first antislavery society in 1775.
A
Pacifists
B
Puritans
C
Penns
D
Quakers
14) What Virginian gave fiery speeches against the Constitution saying it did not check the federal government's power?
A
Richard Henry Lee
B
Patrick Henry
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
George Washington
15) What was the event in 1787 when farmers marched to the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts?
A
Boston Massacre
B
Shays's Rebellion
C
Bacon's Rebellion
D
Boston Tea Party
16) The Constitution created a government that divided powers between the national government and the states. This form of government is called a
A
monarchical system.
B
federal system.
C
feudal system.
D
nationalistic system.
17) The first state to approve the Constitution
A
Rhode Island
B
Delaware
C
Connecticut
D
Pennsylvania
18) Supporters of the new Constitution
A
Nationalists
B
Jeffersonians
C
Antifederalists
D
Federalists
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
vetoing.
D
rejecting a bill.
20) Legislative Branch
A
Article III
B
Article I
C
Article II
D
Article IV
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