Unit 3: Creation of the Constitution: Study Questions Flashcards
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state could set a ________ on goods it imported.
recession
duty
stamp
bounty
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state could set a duty on goods it imported.
*Remember a duty is a tax on goods.
The U.S. Constitution was based on the concept of dividing governmental powers between the national and state governments, which was called ________.
- nationalism
- mutualism
- popular sovereignty
- federalism
The U.S. Constitution was based on the concept of dividing governmental powers between the national and state governments, which was called federalism.
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise resolved the issue of ________.
- representation
- taxation
- slavery
- control of trade
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise resolved the issue of representation.
*Remember that the large states wanted to be represented on the basis of population but the small states wanted to have equal representation. The Great Compromise solved the issue by allowing the states to be represented by population in the House of Representatives, but the states would be represented equally in the Senate.
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Shays’s Rebellion was viewed by many powerful people as _______________.
- evidence that the Articles were working and were good for the country.
- a righteous fight of the opressed.
- a sign that the national government was too weak and a stronger government was needed.
- a major triumph for democracy.
Shays’s Rebellion was viewed by many powerful people as _ a sign that the national government was too weak and a stronger government was needed._
*Remember that Daniel Shays was a former Captain in the Continental Army that had become a bankrupt, poor farmer. He and 1200 other farmers started a march to the capitol of Massachusetts, Boston. Along the way they shut down courthouses to stop foreclosures on the farmer’s farms. They were going to attack an arsenal and take weapons, but the Governor heard about it and sent the military. But by the time the military arrived to stop the rebellion, the militia guarding the arsenal had opened fire and killed four of the farmers. Shay’s Rebellion showed many people that a new, stronger national government was needed to prevent things like that from happening.
What was the purpose of The Northwest Ordinance?
a. establish a loose union of the states under the authority of the Congress
b. Promote trade with other countries such as Holland, Prussia & Sweden
c. to give Congress the power to declare war, raise armies & sign treaties
d. to establish the basis for governing western territories & guaranteeing rights to people who settled there
The purpose of The Northwest Ordinance was _to establish the basis for governing western territories and guaranteeing rights to the people who settled there. _
*The Northwest Ordinance stated that initially Congress would choose a governor, secretary & three judges for each territory. When the territory reached 5,000 adult males, they could then elect their own legislature. After 60,000 people settled, the territory could apply to become a state. People were guaranteed freedom of religion, property rights, trial by jury, and no slavery.
How did the Americans deal with the trade restrictions from Britain after the Revolutionary War was over?
a. They negotiated treaties with other countries like Holland, Prussia, Sweden and French Colonies in the Carribean and built up trade greater than it was before the war
b. They refused to trade with Britain at all and shot the British ships as they came into US Harbors
c. Americans began to trade with the Iroqois and abandoned British trade routes
d. Americans developed trade routes to Africa and began to trade with the British colonies there instead
How did the Americans deal with the trade restrictions from Britain after the Revolutionary War was over?
a. They negotiated treaties with other countries like Holland, Prussia, Sweden and French Colonies in the Carribean and built up trade greater than it was before the war
The __________ process may begin when either a two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress agrees or if two-thirds of the states call for a convention to propose Constitutional changes.
a. veto
b. federalist
c. recession
d. amendment
The amendment process may begin when either a two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress agrees or if two-thirds of the states call for a convention to propose Constitutional changes.
Many Anti-Federalists fears were calmed when it was agreed to add a _____________ to the Constitution.
a. preamble
b. bill of rights
c. compromise
d. recession
Many Anti-Federalists fears were calmed when it was agreed to add a bill of rights to the Constitution.
*Remember Anti-Federalists were not opposed to having a national government, they were just concerned that rights would be taken from the states and from people. In order to prevent this, Federalists agreed to add a Bill of Rights and to give the states any powers that weren’t specifically outlined in the Constitution.
What was the name of the first American Constitution?
a. The Treaty of Paris
b. Confederation Congress
c. The Bill of Rights
d. The Articles of Confederacy
What was the name of the first American Constitution?
d. The Articles of Confederacy
*Remember the Articles of Confederacy was a plan for a loose union of the states under the authority of Congress. The Articles gave the Congress the power to declare war, raise armies and sign treaties but not much else. The limited power of the Articles of Confederacy caused many problems.
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