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