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Why was there a Constitutional Convention?
a) To get the delegates to meet about taxes
b) To write a letter to the king
c) to decide how to revise the Articles of Confederation
d) To get rid of the Articles of Confederation and start a new government

When was the Constitutional Convention held?
a) Summer 1787
b) Winter 1787
c)
d)

Which plan for government suggested a balance between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
a) Albany Plan
b) New Jersey Plan
c) Virigina Plan
d) Great Compromise

Great Compromise
a) FOR the new constitution with a strong federal government; Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
b) AGAINST the new constitution without adding a Bill of Rights; Patrick Henry, George Mason
c) slaves would count as 3/5 of a person when counting for representation and taxation
d) created a two-house legislature, one with representation based on population (Virginia Plan) and one with equal representatio

One of the decisions reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 became known as the Three-Fifths Compromise. Which statement best explains support for this compromise?
a) Larger states supported it for requiring indirect election to the Senate.
b) Smaller states supported it for expanding the power of the House of Representatives.
c) Northern states supported it for guaranteeing states with more industry a lower tax rate.
d) Southern states supported it for counting part of states’ enslaved population towards representation.

Amend
a) To approve
b) To change
c) to let someone not born in a country become a citizen
d) policy that denies equal rights to certain groups of people

Alexander Hamilton was a Federalist. The Federalist Party favored _____.
a) strong state governments and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
b) anyone who was born in the colonies over someone who was born in England.
c) people who worked for the Federal government.
d) a strong national government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution.

The Federalist papers
a) were written so people would not accept the constitution.
b) were written to encourage people to support the king of England.
c) were written in support of the constitution.
d) encourage people to support the revolution against England.

During the period from the Constitutional Convention until the final ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists made different arguments about the proper form of government for the US. Which is an anti-federalist argument?
a) The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced.
b) The Constitution adequately protected individual freedoms.
c) A strong national government threatened individual freedoms.
d) The national government needed to be stronger than state governments.

What were Anti Federalist fighting for?
a) To ratify the Constitution
b) A Bill of Rights
c) Independance
d) A stronger national government

What is the principles of government where each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others?
a) Checks and Balances
b) Separation of Powers
c) Federalism
d) Constitutionalism

____________ establishes the basic principles of the United States government.
a) the Constitution
b) YouTube
c) the national anthem
d) the Declaration of Independence

The term separation of powers refers to the designation of certain powers to?
a) The federal government and certain powers to the state government
b) Each of the three branches of the government
c) State and municipal government
d) The people

Popular sovereignty is the political principle that all political authority within a society is derived from the will or consent of its people. Which idea is expressed in the concept of popular sovereignty?
a) The most popular candidates represent the people.
b) The federal government has supreme authority over the states.
c) The power of the government comes from its citizens.
d) The educated are uniquely qualified to control the political system.

The Bill of Rights are the first _________ amendments that protects the rights of citizens.
a) five
b) ten
c) four
d) twenty-seven

The 1st amendment to the constitution protects freedoms of religion, speech,and press. Which of the following would be a violation of your 1st amendment right?
a) Searching your house without a warrant
b) Requiring all Americans to attend Church on Sundays
c) Denying citizenship to immigrants from Mexico
d) Denying women the right to vote

The due process clause in the Fifth Amendment and the right to an attorney in the Sixth Amendment were both designed to
a) ensure fair treatment for those accused of crimes
b) assure that laws are properly enacted
c) protect freedom ofexpression
d) provide for judicial review of laws

George Washington said it is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. What issue was Washington addressing in the quote?
a) he did not want the United States to become too involved in the affairs of other countries
b) he did not want the United States to export goods to other countries
c) he wanted the United States to make more alliances with other countries
d) he wanted the United States to end the slave trade

What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
a) Farmers refused to pay taxes on whiskey
b) Farmers refused to use grain to produce whiskey
c) the government would not allow the trade of whiskey
d) the government made the production of whiskey illegal

Government changed during Washington's Presidency when he ____?
a) set precedents, declared neutrality, created a cabinet
b) created Congress, planted tobacco, talked to Ben Franklin
c) passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, increased the size of the Navy
d)

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