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Test Description: Chapter 7
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1) Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the authority to
A
conduct foreign affairs
B
force citizens to join the army
C
borrow money
D
maintain armed forces
2) The Northwest Ordinance
A
encouraged the sale of land to speculators
B
provided a method for petitioning for statehood
C
denied a bill of rights for settlers
D
allowed for the spread of slavery
3) At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan proposed
A
a two-house legislature
B
one vote for each state
C
a court system
D
a chief executive chosen by the legislature
4) The Framers of the Constitution wanted to protect people's natural rights. This idea was reflected in the work of
A
King George the III
B
Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli
C
French writer Baron de Montesquieu
D
English philosopher John Locke
5) In the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists most feared
A
disorder without a strong central government
B
the establishment of a state religion
C
government oppression
D
a national sales tax
6) Why did Spain close the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784?
A
They wanted to encourage American expansion
B
They did not like the goods being shipped
C
Spain wanted to start a war
D
They wanted to stop American expansion into their territory.
7) Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel in 1787?
A
They wanted to stop judges from legally taking away farmers' land
B
They believed slavery should be put to an end
C
None of the above
D
They wanted to seize guns and ammunition for the government
8) Why did New Jersey's delegates object to the Virginia Plan?
A
They did not like Edmund Randolph
B
They wanted the executive branch to be chosen by legislature
C
They wanted a system in which all state had equal representation.
D
They wanted a two-house legislature
9) What is the principle of federalism?
A
Allowing Congress all of the power
B
to stop Anti-Federalists groups
C
to divide power between the federal and state governments
D
all of the above
10) Why does the Constitution divide power among branches of government?
A
so the legislative branch can make laws
B
to undermine the President
C
so no single branch can gain too much power in the government
D
to create jobs
11) What is an electoral college?
A
a part of the judicial branch
B
a special group of electors chosen to vote for President and Vice President
C
All of the above
D
A college you elect to attend
12) The freeing of individual enslaved persons
A
ordinance
B
manumission
C
depreciate
D
depression
13) What is a bicameral legislature?
A
A legislature made up of only two people
B
A legislature made up of two houses
C
A legislature made up of one house
D
the legislature passed by John Locke
14) Another word for LAW is
A
ordinance
B
manumission
C
proportional
D
republic
15) The branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law is
A
Executive Branch
B
Legislative Branch
C
Judicial Branch
D
All of the Above
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