Chapter 7

Question 1

The purpose of setting up two-house state legislatures was ____________.

Answer 1

to divide power within the legislature

Question 2

In a republic, people rule through __________ _________.

Answer 2

elected representatives

Question 3

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to ________________.

Answer 3

issue currency

Question 4

The Confederation government was not able to _____________.

Answer 4

pass a law unless nine states voted for it

Question 5

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had only one vote but all states had to approve the Articles.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

The Ordinance of 1785 contained a clause that marked the first attempt to stop the spread of slavery in the United States.

Answer 6

true

Question 7

The Continental dollar fell in value because _______________.

Answer 7

they could not be exchanged for gold or silver

Question 8

The Northwest Ordinance included ________________.

Answer 8

a clause that banned slavery in the territory

Question 9

Robert Morris’s tax on imports helped to pay the national debt.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

What difficulty did the Confederation have with the government of Spain?

Answer 10

Spain closed the lower Mississippi to American shipping.

Question 11

What happens during a period of depression in a country?

Answer 11

Unemployment increases.

Question 12

Slavery was not a major source of labor in Southern states.

Answer 12

false

Question 13

The cause of Shays’s Rebellion was a policy of ______________.

Answer 13

seizing farmers’ lands to pay their debts

Question 14

At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan called for _______________.

Answer 14

a one-house legislature

Question 15

______________ called for the Constitutional Convention to be held.

Answer 15

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Question 16

The Virginia Plan called for a chief executive chosen by the legislature.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

Under a policy of proportional representation, smaller states would have more votes than larger states.

Answer 17

false

Question 18

The Great Compromise solved the issue of ______________.

Answer 18

representation in the legislature

Question 19

A compromise concerning slavery was necessary to keep Southern states in the union.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

The process to approve the Constitution required ______________.

Answer 20

approval by 9 of the 13 states

Question 21

One idea the Framers of the Constitution took from John Locke was _____________.

Answer 21

government is based on a contract between people and ruler

Question 22

The Magna Carta placed limits on the power of a monarch.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

Federalism means that the federal government __________.

Answer 23

shares power with state governments

Question 24

The decision to divide the federal government into three branches can be traced back to the ideas of _______________.

Answer 24

the writings of Montesquieu

Question 25

Each state’s voters choose electors to vote for president and vice president.

Answer 25

true

Question 26

The legislative branch includes both the Senate and House of Representatives.

Answer 26

true

Question 27

The main function of the executive branch is to ______________.

Answer 27

carry out the nation’s laws

Question 28

The Anti-Federalists believed a strong central government was needed.

Answer 28

false

Question 29

The legislative branch of government cannot ________________.

Answer 29

settle disputes between states

Question 30

Both federal and state governments have the power to tax.

Answer 30

true