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1.The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in
-Philadelphia
2.
The system of shared powers, divided between a central government and the state
governments, is called
-federalism
3. Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no national army, only state militias.
-true
4. Beginning in 1760, British tax and trade policies _____.
-
undermined support for British rule among the colonial elite by threatening the economic
interests of New England merchants and southern planters
5. Settler colonialism made the growth of the colonies possible.
-true
6. The Articles of Confederation established a unitary government which granted the national
government an expansive set of powers.
-false
7. Which of the following statements characterizes ideals set out by the Declaration of
Independence?
-
People have certain rights that government cannot take away.
8.
What was the agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that stipulated that
for apportionment of congressional seats, only a portion of enslaved people would be counted?
-
the Three-Fifths Compromise
9.
States like Delaware, Connecticut, and New York opposed the Virginia Plan because they _____.
-
feared that large states would dominate the new government if representation were to be
determined by population, as stipulated by the Virginia Plan.
10.
The Three-Fifths Compromise stipulated that for purposes of apportioning congressional seats
only three-fifths of enslaved people would be counted.
-true
11. Constitutional Convention delegates from the least populous states were more likely to
support proposals that have _____.
-
an equal number of representatives from each state, regardless of its size
12.
Which of the following statements regarding the role of slavery during the Constitutional
Convention is true?
-
Slavery divided many of the delegates, especially southerners, who benefitted considerably
from the institution of slavery, and northerners, who were uneasy with it yet in many cases
also benefitted from slavery.
13.
Which of the following statements about national defense under the Articles of Confederation
is FALSE?
--
The president served as commander in chief of the nation’s armed forces.
14.
Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
-
It allowed for a political agreement between the North and the South.
15.
Under the Constitution, state governments are _____.
-
prohibited from coining money or entering into treaties with other nations
16.
Which of the following is a power of the president under the Constitution?
-
veto congressional enactments
17.
The framers of the Constitution wished to protect from “excessive democracy” with a
bicameral legislature, checks and balances, and staggered terms of office.
-true
18. The "separation of powers" is best described as _____.
-
the division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in
decision making
19.
How many constitutional amendments throughout American history have been passed in
a
national convention called for by Congress in response to petitions by two-thirds of the states?
-27?
20. Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
is
correct?
-
There was no federal court system under the Articles of Confederation but there is a federal
court system headed by the Supreme Court under the Constitution.
21.
The delegates at the Philadelphia convention turned down the idea of including a list of
citizens’ rights in the Constitution because they believed that _____.
-
since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection
of citizens was not needed
22.
Which of the following is NOT a tool that Congress can use to influence the federal judiciary?
-???
23. The framers employed the separation of powers and federalism in order to
-
prevent the new government from abusing its power.
24.
The framers employed the separation of powers and federalism in order to
-
prevent the new government from abusing its power.
25.
Direct election of senators was instituted with the
-
passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913.
26.
The Antifederalists argued that the powers of the federal government should be clearly
spelled out and “confined to certain defined national objects," which refers to _____.
-
limited government
27.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the Federalists’ view on representation?
-
Representatives need not be a “true picture of the people,” and the best system of
representation allows citizens to elect individuals possessing ability, experience, and talent
superior to their own.
28.
The Federalists believed that the powers of government could be limited by _____.
-
creating an internal system of checks and controls within government
CH2 Section 1 outline
To understand the dynamics of eras such as the Founding of the United States,
we need to also focus on historically ignored perspectives of the people that
were present, such as the Native Americans whose lands were taken away and
the Africans who were kidnapped and
enslaved
.
Both the reliance on enslaved labor and
settler colonialism
, or the process of
unauthorized land removal, played an important role in the growth of the
colonies.
The American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution were outgrowths and
expressions of a struggle among economic and political forces within the
colonies.
In an effort to alleviate financial problems, including considerable debt, the
British government sought to raise revenue by taxing its North American
colonies. This energized New England merchants and southern planters, who
then organized colonial resistance.
Colonial resistance set in motion a cycle of provocation and reaction that
resulted in the First Continental Congress and, eventually, the Declaration of
Independence.
The Declaration of Independence was an attempt to identify and articulate a
history and set of principles that might help to forge national unity.
The colonies established the
Articles of Confederation
. The first goal of the
Articles was to limit the powers of the central government. Under the Articles,
the central government was based entirely in Congress, yet Congress had little
power. The relationship between the national government and the states was
called a
confederation
, which is a system of government in which states retain
sovereign authority except for the powers expressly delegated to the national
government.
CH 2 Section 2 outline
Concern over America’s precarious position in the international community, coupled
with domestic concern that “radical forces” had too much influence in Congress and in
state governments, led to the Annapolis Convention in 1786. Delegates from only five
states attended, so nothing substantive could be accomplished.
Shays’s Rebellion in Massachusetts provided critics of the Articles of Confederation
with the evidence they needed to push for constitutional revision.
Recognizing fundamental flaws in the Articles, the delegates to the Philadelphia
Convention abandoned the plan to revise the Articles and committed themselves to a
second founding—a second, and ultimately successful, attempt to create a legitimate
and effective national system of government.
Conflict between large and small states over the issue of representation in Congress
led to the
Great Compromise
, which created a
bicameral legislature
based on two
different principles of representation.
The
Three-Fifths Compromise
addressed the question of slavery by apportioning the
seats in the House of Representatives according to a population in which five enslaved
persons would count as three persons when considering representation.
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