Chapter 4

Question 1

wrote five of the federalist papers

Answer 1

john jay

Question 2

the first representative assembly in the new world

Answer 2

house of burgess

Question 3

father of the constitution

Answer 3

james madison

Question 4

an act of protest in which business is withheld or refused

Answer 4

boycott

Question 5

primary author of the declaration of independence

Answer 5

thomas jefferson

Question 6

wrote more than half of the federalist papers

Answer 6

alexander hamilton

Question 7

social contract theory of government

Answer 7

john locke

Question 8

author of the great compromise

Answer 8

roger sherman

Question 9

England had influence on 3 parts of the colonial government

Answer 9

local government, legislative bodies, and limited governments

Question 10

life,liberty,and pursuit of happiness are what type of rights promised in the declaration of independence

Answer 10

unalienable

Question 11

the constitutional convention was also called the ___ convention because of the city where it met

Answer 11

phildelphia

Question 12

under this representation in the house of representatives would be based on population and representation in the senate would be equal for each state

Answer 12

Connecticut compromise or great compromise

Question 13

when was the constitution signed

Answer 13

September 17,1787

Question 14

patrick henry, george mason, and richard henry lee were all

Answer 14

anti federalist

Question 15

george washington was sworn in as the first president , the new governments temporary capital. what city was it located in

Answer 15

new york city

Question 16

he became king of england in 1760

Answer 16

king george lll

Question 17

britain passed these acts as a result of the boston tea party

Answer 17

coercive and intolerable

Question 18

the first continental congress was attended by representatives from every colony execept

Answer 18

georgia

Question 19

tories, wanted to remain under british control for political, religious , and economic reasons, what is the other term for these citizens

Answer 19

loyalists

Question 20

he was the president of the second continental congress, was the first signer of the declaration of independence

Answer 20

john hancock

Question 21

shortly after america declared independence in 1776, the second continental congress established this document defining the powers of the new central government

Answer 21

articles of confederation

Question 22

he was chosen as president of the constitutional convention

Answer 22

george washington

Question 23

the eighty-five essays compiled by advocates of the constitution are called

Answer 23

federalist papers

Question 24

when they seized american ships, the confederation congress could not pay ransom demands or raise a navy to fight them

Answer 24

barbary pirates

Question 25

britains passage of this act in 1765 as a mean to raise revenue after the french and indian war produced more resentment than revenue

Answer 25

stamp act

Question 26

the philosophical and intellectual movement in eighteenth-century europe that emphasized reason and thought

Answer 26

enlightenment

Question 27

this assumes that a covenant or contrary exists between the people of a nation and their rulers

Answer 27

social contract

Question 28

the constitutional conventions had three major areas that required compromise, during this, were

Answer 28

representation, slavery, and commerce

Question 29

what proposal suggested that representation in the house of representatives be based on state population and that representation in the senate be equal for all states regardless of population

Answer 29

great compromise or connecticut compromise

Question 30

under this compromise a portion of a states count toward both the states representation in the house of representatives and taxation

Answer 30

three fifths compromise

Question 31

what ways did the american colonies retain england influence in their governments, and in what ways did they develop their own style

Answer 31

american kept english ideas such as local governments, representative legislatures, and limited government. governmental terms such as grand jury, sheriff, bailiff, township, and county originated in england. the idea that people have rights that government cannot take away also comes from england. yet americans increasingly controlled governors, levied taxes altered constitutions, and even appointed or approved royal officers.

Question 32

list the weaknesses of the government under the articles of confederaion. there are 12 total weaknesses

Answer 32

1. congress was unable to take action directly against individuals
2. congress lacked power to enforce federal law
3. congress lacked power to raise revenue through taxes
4. congress lacked power to regulate commerce
5. congress lacked power to raise military forces
6. regardless of size each state had one vote in congress
7. unanimous agreement of states was needed to amend the articles
8. there was no provision for national courts
9. congress consisted of only one house (unicameral)
10. the articles were not ratified by the people(through conventions)
11. congress lacked sole power to coin money
12. governmental lacked separations of powers

Question 33

under the great compromise, representation in the house of representatives would be ____ and representation in the senate would be_____

Answer 33

based on population, equal per state

Question 34

who led an insurrection of debtor farmers who were afraid of foreclosures and prison

Answer 34

daniel shay

Question 35

what were two concerns of the anti federalist concerning the ratification of the constitution

Answer 35

strong national government could lead to tyranny- no bill of rights