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Chapter 7 Test Review
Test Description: Review for Chapter 7 Test
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1) A period when business activity slow, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises.
A
economic depression
B
Shays Rebellion
C
executive
D
compromise
2) Agreement in which each side gives up some demands
A
compromise
B
bill of rights
C
constitution
D
ratify
3) To approve a document
A
compromise
B
elect
C
vote
D
ratify
4) Specific rules under which a government will operate
A
social contract
B
principle
C
constitution
D
compromise
5) Protects basic liberties of citizens
A
judicial branch
B
executive
C
bill of rights
D
constitution
6) Person who runs a government and see that the laws are carried out
A
compromise
B
executive
C
Shays Rebellion
D
Senator
7) System of courts to interpret the laws
A
constitution
B
Executive branch
C
Legislative branch
D
Judicial branch
8) Uprising of Massachusetts farmers over taxes
A
Shays Rebellion
B
New Jersey Plan
C
Constitutional Convention
D
Boston Tea Party
9) Wrote the Virginia Plan
A
Benjamin Franklin
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
James Madison
D
Roger Sherman
10) Wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights
A
George Mason
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
Edmund Randolf
D
Roger Sherman
11) Wrote the Great Compromise
A
George Washington
B
Edmund Randolf
C
Roger Sherman
D
Thomas Jefferson
12) Why did some people oppose ratification of the Constitution?
A
It made slavery illegal
B
It eliminated state governments
C
It failed to include checks and balances
D
It didn't include protection of individual rights
13) What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
A
To give states more power
B
To provide power to the government like a king
C
To protect the power of the national government
D
To protect the rights of the people against abuses by the national government
14) What is one reason many people called for changes to the Articles of Confederation?
A
they wanted a plan of government made up of two branches
B
they opposed the Northwest Ordinance
C
they believed that a weak central government was ineffective
D
they thought state governments were too weak
15) Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked which powers
A
deal with foreign nations and Native Americans
B
regulate trade and collect taxes
C
coin money and run a post office
D
make laws and declare war
16) Under the Articles of Confederation the national government had
A
a system of courts
B
two branches
C
one branch
D
a two house legislature
17) The opening phrase of the Constitution, “We, the people,” means that the Constitution gets its authority from the
A
executive branch
B
citizens
C
state legislatures
D
congress
18) How did Shays’ Rebellion encourage people to push for a plan to revise the Articles of Confederation?
A
It convinced leaders of the importance of individual rights and freedom of speech.
B
It encouraged farmers to petition state governments for economic relief.
C
It made people worry about how a weak central government might respond to future rebellions.
D
It gave members of the rebellion more political power.
19) What did most state constitutions have that the original United States Constitution did not have?
A
bill of rights
B
legislature
C
power to make laws
D
power to declare war
20) As part of the Great Compromise, what fraction of the enslaved people in a state were included when determining representation in Congress?
A
two thirds
B
one quarter
C
three fifths
D
one half
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