Chapter 7 Review for Test Flashcards
1
Q
- What established a system for governing new territories?
A
Northwest Ordinance
2
Q
- What is an agreement in which each side gives up some demands?
A
Compromise
3
Q
- To approve a document means to ____________ it.
A
ratify
4
Q
- A __________________ is the rules under which a government will operate.
A
constitution
5
Q
- ________________ protects basic liberties of citizens.
A
Bill of Rights
6
Q
- Why did some people oppose ratification of the Constitution?
A
It did not include protection of individual rights.
7
Q
- One obstacle to approving the Articles of Confederation was that _______________.
A
Some states did not want to give up their claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
8
Q
- How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?
A
It was added with the amendment process.
9
Q
- Under the Bill of Rights, which of the following is NOT protected? religion, military, speech, press
A
military
10
Q
- What is one reason many people called for changes to the Articles of Confederation?
A
They believed that a weak central government was ineffective.
11
Q
- “So long as any individual state has power to defeat the measures of the other twelve, our pretended union is but a name.” Noah Webster, New England schoolteacher. What does Noah mean by this statement?
A
Individual states have too much power to form a true union.
12
Q
- Which person would be most likely to agree with Noah Webster’s remark in the last question? Patrick Henry, George Mason, Daniel Shays, Alexander Hamilton
A
Alexander Hamilton
