Ch.2 Flashcards
In their fight against British taxes such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act of 1764, New England merchant allied with which of the following groups?
Southern panthers only
How did the British attempt to raise revenue in the North American colonies?
Taxes on commerce
The first governing document in the U.S was:
the Article of Confederation and Perpetual Union
Where was the execution of laws conducted under the Articles of Confederation?
The states
Which event led directly to the Constitutional Convention by providing evident that the government created under the Articles of Confederation was unable to act decisively in times of national crisis?
Shays Rebellion
Which state’s proposal embodied a principle of representing states in the Congress according to their size and wealth?
Virginia
The agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention that determined that every stated would be counted as a fraction of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation in the House of Representatives was called the:
three-fifths compromise
What mechanism was instituted in the Congress to guard against “excessive democracy”?
All of the above
Theorists such as Montesquieu referred to the principle of giving each branch of government a distinctly different constituency as:
Mixed Regime
Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court as understood by the founders?
a supreme court of the nation and it states
Which of the following were the Antifederalists most concerned with?
the potential for tyranny in the central government
Which of the following best describes the process of amending the Constitution?
it is difficult and has rarely been used successfully to address specific public problems
Amendment
A change to a bill , law, or constitution
Bill of rights
The first 10 amendments to the constitution, ratified in 1791, they ensure certain rights and liberties to the people
