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How did the people in the newly independent states set up governments once the Revolutionary War ended?
a) Citizens in each state wrote state constitutions that set up the state's government
b) Citzens in some states wrote state constitutions, citizens in other states gave the power to the central government
c) Citizens in all states established a single national government that outlawed state governments
d) Citizens continued to live as colonies of Great Britain, under British rule

Which term describes a detailed written plan for a state or nation's government?
a) a constitution
b) a charter
c) a commission
d) a constituent

Which statement about the Articles of Confederation is true?
a) They officially announced the independence of the United States and started the Revolutionary War.
b) They were the first constitution of the US, and they united the independent states under a limited national government
c) They created a national government that was much stronger than any individual state governments
d) They established the US as a protectorate of Great Britain, capable of creating its own laws but relying on Britain

What principle weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of the Constitution?
a) The federal system set up by the Articles of Confederation meant that the national government was supreme to the individual s
b) The laws passed by the national government under the Articles of Confederation taxed Americans heavily
c) The limited powers granted to the national government made collecting tax money, passing and enforcing laws difficult
d) There was no checks an balances for the judicial branch

Which statement about Shay's Rebellion is true?
a) It began because despite fighting a war to win their freedom, many Americans still owned slaves
b) It forced the early leaders of the US to include an amendment that grants citizens the right to bear arms
c) State governments were taxing citizens too much to pay off large debts
d) Many citizens believed that the national government was too strong

Why didn't the leaders of the United States opt to simply revise or improve the Articles of Confederation in 1787?
a) The Articles of Confederation had always been envisioned as a temporary document, not a long-term plan
b) Great Britain had recognized the weakness of the United States under the Articles of Confederation and was planning to attack
c) Citizens of every state signed petitions demanding that the leaders scrap the Articles of Confederation and create a new plan
d) They accepted that the country needed a stronger central government than the one created by the Articles of Confederation

Which compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention established that the population of enslaved people in a state would be only partially represented in that state's official population for representation and taxation purposes?
a) the Three-Fifths Compromise
b) the One-Half Compromise
c) The Two-for-One Compromise
d) the Two-Thirds Compromise

Which description of the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
a) The president and vice president would be chosen by a group of delegates chosen by votes in each state.
b) Seventy-five percent of the state legislatures would have to vote for an amendment to the Constitution before rafification
c) only those citizens who owned property would be given the right to vote in national elections.
d) Congress would be composed of a house of equal representation and a house of representation based on population

What did the Federalists want after the Constitution was written in 1787?
a) the country to continue under the Articles of Confederation
b) an amendment to the Constitution that outlawed slavery
c) the Constitution to be ratified as written
d) state governments to have power over the federal government

What did the Antifederalists want after the Constitution was written in 1787?
a) state governments to have the power to disband the federal government with a simple majority vote
b) a guarantee that the federal government would not seek to abolish slavery for at least 20 years
c) the Constitution to do more to protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the national government
d) the judicial branch of the federal government to have the power to appoint or remove other federal officials

Which statements about how Federalists and Anti-Federalists felt about the Constitution are NOT true?
a) The Federalists at first argued that a bill of rights was not needed in the Constitution.
b) The Anti-Federalists demanded that the Constitution include a bill of rights to guarantee personal freedoms.
c) The Anti-Federalists created a second draft of the Constitution, adding a bill of rights, and ratified their version
d) The Federalists finally promised to add a bill of rights to the Constitution, which cleared the way for its ratification

What is the purpose of the preamble to the Constitution?
a) to guarantee the individual freedoms of American citizens, including the freedom of speech and the right to bear arms
b) to enumerate the powers given to the federal government and to establish that other powers are reserved for state governments
c) to say the government gets power from the people and to introduce the six purposes of government
d) to spell out the powers granted to each branch of the federal government and to establish a system of checks and balances

What do Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution establish?
a) the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government
b) the process for introducing and passing amendments to the Constitution
c) the three types of governments that individual states can create
d) the rules about who can serve as president and the line of succession for the presidency

Which description of the constitutional amendment process is accurate?
a) Only the president can propose a new amendment to the Constitution
b) The Senate is allowed to change an amendment, but the House of Respresentatives is not
c) Constitutional Amendments have to be ratified by three-fourths of the states
d) The Constitution cannot be amended, it is still the same document that was written by the framers

Why was the necessary and proper clause included in the Constitution?
a) to restrict Congress from passing laws pertaining to issues that would be better handled by state governments
b) to give implied powers to Congress so the federal government could handle issues and problems that the writers could not see
c) to establish the process for judicial review and ensure that the Supreme Court only hears cases that are necessary and proper
d) to grant the president the power to authorize military force in all cases that he or she deems necessary and proper

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