SS test 12/01/2022

Question 1

What best describes the United States economy after the war for independence?

Answer 1

Reconstruction

Question 2

The first document written to govern the new United States was

Answer 2

The Articles of Confederation

Question 3

What type of government did they choose?

Answer 3

Republic

Question 4

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?

Answer 4

Divided land into 6 mile squares

Question 5

What were the terms of the Northwest Ordinance?

Answer 5

1. 60,000 pop. =state
2. Slavery outlawed
3. River open for all
4. Trial by jury

Question 6

How did the Northwest Ordinance affect the United States through the years?

Answer 6

Orderly growth

Question 7

Why did Shays Rebellion occur?

Answer 7

Levy high taxes

Question 8

Explain one of the reasons for the Constitutional Convention.

Answer 8

Severe economic troubles

Question 9

Who served as president of the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 9

George Washington

Question 10

The Virginia Plan called for a government to be divided into 3 parts. These would be?

Answer 10

Legislative, executive, and judicial

Question 11

Large states favored which plan?

Answer 11

Virginia plan

Question 12

Small states favored which plan?

Answer 12

New Jersey plan

Question 13

What did the Great Compromise do?

Answer 13

Combined ideas from both plans

Question 14

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?

Answer 14

That each slave was counted as 3/5 of a person

Question 15

What was the concept of Federalism?

Answer 15

In favor of constitution

Question 16

Which group felt a federal government would be tyranny?

Answer 16

Anti-feds

Question 17

What were the reasons for the Federalist Papers?

Answer 17

Urge New Yorkers to ratify

Question 18

The first two political parties in the United States were?

Answer 18

Anti-federalists and federalists

Question 19

How were the Federalists able to get states to ratify the Constitution?

Answer 19

To add a bill of rights

Question 20

The section of the Constitution that explains what the United States government can NOT do to its citizens can be found in?

Answer 20

The bill of rights

Question 21

21. Federalists or Anti-federalists?:
    Wanted one person to head the executive branch (president).
    Favored dividing powers between three branches of government.
    Wanted important powers to remain with the states.
    Included members such as John Jay and Alexander Hamilton.
    Feared one person having too much power.
    Favored the immediate ratification of the Constitution.

Answer 21

Federalists

Question 22

What does the 1st Amendment guarantee?

Answer 22

freedom of
1. speech
2. press
3. religion
4. Assembly

Question 23

What does the 3rd Amendment guarantee?

Answer 23

No quartering of troops

Question 24

What does the 4th Amendment guarantee?

Answer 24

No search or seizure without warrant

Question 25

What does the 5th Amendment guarantee?

Answer 25

The right to remain silent

Question 26

What does the 6th Amendment guarantee?

Answer 26

Right to a public trial

Question 27

What does the 7th Amendment guarantee?

Answer 27

Right to a Trial by jury

Question 28

Included members such as Thomas Jefferson and George Mason. Wanted a national government more powerful than state governments. Wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution. Did not trust a strong national government.

Answer 28

Anti-feds

Question 29

What does the 2nd Amendment guarantee?

Answer 29

Right to bear arms

Question 30

What does the 8th Amendment guarantee?

Answer 30

Right not to have excessive punishment

Question 31

What does the 9th Amendment guarantee?

Answer 31

Rights of the people