America: The Last Best Hope Chapter 4 Reflection and Choice

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1 America: The Last Best Hope Chapter 4 Reflection and Choice 1. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had all of the following powers EXCEPT A settle disputes between the states B borrow money C conduct foreign affairs D tax the states 2. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state was represented with A votes based on population B one vote each C two votes each D five votes each o Treated each territory as state in embryo o Allowed settlers to set up free governments and write constitutions o Allowed for admission to union once population reached 60,000 o Said each new state would be treated equally once admitted 3. The above clauses were part of the important act that governed territories called the A Northwest Ordinance B Morrill Land Grant Act C Territory Governance Act D Western Lands Statute 4. In his Memorial and Remonstrance, James Madison argued that states should not A create memorials for fallen soldiers B favor one Christian sect over any other C restrict freedom of speech in any way D allow schools to teach religious content 5. Shay s Rebellion was primarily caused by desperate farmers concerned with courts imposing prison sentences for A debt B owning arms C failing to serve military duty D criticizing the state government

2 6. Shay s Rebellion made many American leaders like George Washington and James Madison believe that it was time to create A weaker state governments B a weaker national government C a stronger national government D stronger state governments 7. Prior to Shay s Rebellion, delegates from five states had already met and called for a Constitution of the Federal Government adequate to [meet any crisis] of the Union. This meeting was called the A Annapolis Convention B Baltimore Convention C Philadelphia Convention D Trenton Convention 8. The Constitutional Convention met in the summer of 1787 in the city of A New York B Richmond C Philadelphia D Boston 9. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention unanimously elected this man president of the convention: A Benjamin Franklin B George Washington C Thomas Jefferson D Patrick Henry 10. The Virginia Plan was crafted for the Constitutional Convention by A George Washington B Patrick Henry C James Madison D Thomas Jefferson

3 PROPOSAL AT CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION o Two chamber national legislature o Representation of both houses based on population o Single Executive 11. The proposal above was called the PROPOSAL AT CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION o One chamber national legislature o Multiple executives o No provision for courts 12. The proposal above was called the PROPOSAL AT CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION o purely national government o states made inferior and weak o men of property given much authority 13. The proposal above was called the 14. Roger Sherman s Great Compromise stated that representation in the Federal Congress would be A equal in the Senate and based on population in the House B equal in the House and based on population in the Senate C based on population in both houses D based on equality in both houses

4 15. The President was given all of the following powers except A power to veto legislation B power to negotiate treaties C commander-in-chief of the military D power to declare war 16. Under the new Constitution, Congress was given all of the following powers except A power to negotiate treaties B declaration of war C right to override a Presidential veto D power of the purse 17. Under the Constitution, all bills for taxation must originate with the A President B House of Representatives C Senate D Supreme Court 18. After the fight over large state/small state representation, which issue divided the delegates at the Constitutional Convention most? A debt B war C taxation D slavery 19. During the battle to ratify the US Constitution, all of the following states were key battleground states except A Massachusetts B New York C Delaware D Virginia 20. The Federalist Papers were written by Publius, a pen-name adopted by all of the following men except A Patrick Henry B John Jay C Alexander Hamilton D James Madison

5 21. The Father of the Constitution is considered to be A Thomas Jefferson B James Madison C George Washington D Alexander Hamilton