A New Nation Test Flashcards
What territory was made out of the lands- Mississippi and Ohio river
Northwestern territory
What was one of the major weaknesses of the confederation
It could not solve financial problems
Why did Shay’s rebelión force courts to close
So they could not confiscate farmers land
Under the articles, what did the national and state government share the power to
Borrow and print money
Which factor contributed to the depression that struck the United States after the revolution
A sharpe decline in exports
Why did Washington agree to change the articles
Shay’s rebellion
One of the confederation’s positive accomplishments was an arrangement for
New states in the west
The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the
Governor
After the revolutionary war, which problem most affected farmed throughout New England
Debt
Which distinguishes the House of Representatives from the senate
How its numbers are determined
Which feature of the articles prevented the national government from stopping Shay’s revelliom
State control over militias
Which action illustrates the principle of checks and balances
A court voids a congressional law
Which section of the constitution protects individual liberties
Amendments
What right is guaranteed by the second amendment
Ownership of firearms
The first amendments protects an Americans right to
Attend an anti war protest (freedom of speech)
With the ratification of the constitution, the government gained the power to
Collect taxes
The primary role of the supreme court is to
Determine constitutionality of laws
What is the role of the first three articles in the constitution
Explain the roles of each branch of government
What is the purpose of the bill of rights
To limit the power of the federal government
Which democratic principle plays the most important role in the first three articles of the constitution
Separation of powers
Branch of government that interprets the laws
Judicial branch
Branch of government that makes the laws
Legislative branch
Branch of government that carries out laws
Executive branch
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
Electoral college
Each branch of the national government can check the actions of the other two branches
Checks and balances
A change to the constitution
Ratification of an amendment
Who makes the laws in the U.S
Congress
Part of congress with 100 members (2 from each state)
Senate
What part of congress had 435 members
House of Representatives
A group of advisers to the president
Cabinet
A list of fundamental laws to support the government
Constitution
To change/alter
Amend
A government constituting if 2 legislature houses
Bicameral
Which event took place under the government formed by the articles of confederation
The United States negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain
What was the goal of the Shay’s rebellion
To shut down the courts
Which of these was a common feature of the state constitutions written before the revolutionary war
Protections for individual freedoms
What action did the British take after the revolutionary war to harm the U.S economy
They flooded American markets with lower-priced British goods
Which of these features of the articles of confederation had the most negative impact on trade among American states
States. Hold charge import tariffs on goods coming from other states
Because of weaknesses in the articles of confederation, the government of the United States was unable to
Convince Britain to withdraw its troops from the northwest territory
Under the articles of confederation, the national and state governments shared the power to
Borrow and print money
Which best states the rationale behind this provision of the articles of confederation
Fear of a powerful central government
The passage of the northwest ordinance demonstrated thug
Congress had the power to administer territories owned by the nation as a whole
These problems were most likely a result of which weakness of the articles of confederation
The absence of an executive branch to enforce laws
After the revolutionary war, U.S foreign and domestic trade was harmed by lack of access to the lower Mississippi River. Which factor weakened U.S efforts to address this issue
Disagreements among U.S states
Which statement explains why a provision was included in the articles of confederation
Local governments are more responsive to the will of the people
After the revolutionary war, which problem most affected farmers throughout New England
Large debts
How did the government of the thirteen states change once the articles of confederation were ratified
The states lost the power to make treaties
What were the meetings in Annapolis and Philadelphia for
Changing the articles of confederation
At the constitutional convention, what were discussions of slavers related to
Taxation and representation
Why did representative meet in Annapolis
To fix the articles of confederation
Nearly all of the delegates at the constitutional convention would have agreed with which statement
The nations, government needed to be strengthened
What was the main difference between the Virginia plan and New Jersey plan
The number of representatives each state would have in congress
Which democratic principle plays the most important role in the first three articles
Separation of powers
Which part of the constitution was cited by the Supreme Court in its 1828 decision
The supremacy clause
Which action illustrates the principle of checks and balances
A court voids a congressional law
Which feature makes the government created by the constitution a federal system
The national government shares power with the states
The process of amending the constitution is different from the process for passing a lawmakers in that amendments must be
Approved by individual states
With the process described above, which outcome is possible
A person becomes president with less than half of the popular vote
Which constitutional provision best illustrates the principle of checks and balances
The supreme court’s ability to invalidate laws
With the ratification of the U.S constitution, the national government gained the power to
Collect taxes
The farmers created a constitution that called for the people to directly elect members of the
House of Representatives
On what did the Supreme Court base their decision
Their interpretation of the constitution
Supporters of ratification promised a bill of rights to
Win the support of anti-federalists
What does the tenth amendment address
States rights
What does the 6th amendment apply to
Criminal trials
What is the purpose of the ninth amendments
To guarantee that a broad set of rights is protected by the constitution
What were the authors of the third amendment influenced by
The passage of the quartering act
What does the bill of rights focus on
Individual rights
What is the main purpose of the bill of rights
To limit the power of the federal government
The fourth amendment o,aces limits on the governments agility to
Search property
Which of these issues is most directly related to the eight amendment
Capital punishment
Which statement best explains how this right helps someone who has been accused of committing s crime
It provides them with a fair trial
