ss quiz

Question 1

Which of the following defines the first 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution?

Answer 1

Bill of Rights

Question 2

Which of the following is the first U.S. Constitution passed which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states?

Answer 2

Articles of Confederation

Question 3

Which of the following is the 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory?

Answer 3

Northwest Ordinance

Question 4

Which of the following is a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes?

Answer 4

Shays Rebellion

Question 5

Which of the following is a document that set out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of government?

Answer 5

Constitution

Question 6

Which of the following is the gathering of delegates on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 6

Constitutional Convention

Question 7

Which of the following plans at the Constitutional Convention settled differences between large & small states?

Answer 7

Great Compromise

Question 8

Which of the following documents guaranteed the rights of English citizens?

Answer 8

English Bill of Rights

Question 9

Which of the following documents declared that monarchs must obey the law and citizens have basic rights?

Answer 9

Magna Carta

Question 10

Which of the following plans agreed that 3/5 of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population?

Answer 10

3/5 Compromise

Question 11

The writing of what constitutions help establish each state’s own government and protected citizens’ rights

Answer 11

State

Question 12

The writing of the what formed a loose alliance of states in order to win independence in the American Revolution

Answer 12

Articles of Confederation

Question 13

The _________ provided a way for territories to be created within a large region & protected many rights of settlers.

Answer 13

Northwest Ordinance

Question 14

what showed that unless the government was strengthened, there would be more uprisings in the United States

Answer 14

Shays Rebellion

Question 15

t or f On May 25th, 1787, the Constitutional Convention took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Answer 15

False

Question 16

t or f 55 Delegates attended the Constitutional Convention.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

t or f James Madison presided over the Constitutional Convention.

Answer 17

false

Question 18

t or f George Washington was the principle author of the United States Constitution

Answer 18

false

Question 19

t or f The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to add more amendments to the Articles of Confederation.

Answer 19

false

Question 20

t or f The NJ Plan, which favored smaller states, called for 3 branches of government with a single-chamber legislature.

Answer 20

true

Question 21

t or f The NJ Plan, which favored smaller states, called for 3 branches of government with a single-chamber legislature.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Within the Great Compromise, representation within Senate would be determined by population, satisfying larger states

Answer 22

false

Question 23

Within the Great Compromise, the House of Representatives would have 2 representatives from each state no matter the size

Answer 23

false

Question 24

t or f
When the Constitutional Convention ended, 13 states ratified the Constitution.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

What essential idea in the Magna Carta influenced the U.S. government?

Answer 25

People have basic rights

Question 26

The English Bill of Rights influenced the U.S. government with its emphasis on

Answer 26

Elections and Fair Trials

Question 27

What effect did individual state constitutions and the Articles of Confederation have on the Founding Fathers?

Answer 27

The documents provided experience with formal government systems

Question 28

John Locke’s ideas influenced the Constitution in several ways, including his idea that

Answer 28

Government is an agreement between the ruler and the ruled.

Question 29

Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers kept one person or group of people from gaining too much power by

Answer 29

Dividing power among 3 branches of government

Question 30

Why was compromise necessary for the creation of the Constitution?

Answer 30

States, (large & small) northern & southern, had competing interests AND
Large & Small different interests could be resolved only through compromise

Question 31

What colonial grievances did the Framers most wanted to address in the Constitution?

Answer 31

Learned from historic documents to write out citizens’ rights & gov. powers
AND
Government should protect people’s rights without becoming too powerful
AND
Drew on Enlightenment to create separation of powers to combat tyranny