1. Chapter #7 Review

2. What is America’s 1st Constitution?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Articles of Confederation

3. In the Senate, each state is represented by two elected officials
In the Senate, each state is represented by two elected officials. True/False
True

4. The Constitutional Convention was held in Washington D.C. True/False
False – It was held in Philadelphia!!!

5. The U.S. Constitution was written in what year?
1787

6. Were the Articles of Confederation considered strong or weak?
WEAK!!!!!!!!! Because it gave most of the power to the state government instead of the central government. The U.S Constitution provided a STRONGER central government.

7. Power to tax its citizens
Why did the central government under the Articles of Confederation have a hard time paying their debt?
They spent too much on the army
They didn’t have the power to tax its citizens
They were poor money managers
They didn’t have the
Power to tax its citizens

8. Most states had a _________ legislature, which means a two house legislature.
bicameral

9. Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
George Washington

10. A change to the Constitution is called an _____________.
Amendment

11. The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and property was promoted by what English philosopher?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
John Locke
John Locke

12. What British document provided a model for our American Bill of Rights?
English Bill of Rights

13. The ___________is the supreme law of the land (the FINAL authority).
Constitution

14. The branch of government headed by the President is called ?????
Legislative Branch
Constitutional Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch

15. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the ______ __ ________.
Bill of Rights

16. Who introduced the Great Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Randolph
Roger Sherman
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman

17. The act of putting a government official on trial is called impeachment. True or False?

18. The group of people who help the President make decisions is called the _________.
Congress
Cabinet
Vice President
Secret Service
Cabinet

19. Supporters of the new Constitution were called –
Patriots
Loyalists
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Federalists

20. The Federalists explained the new Constitution in a book of essays called-
Common Sense
Federalist Papers
The American Crisis
The Preamble
Federalist Papers

21. Some Delegates were opposed to the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights. True/False
True – they feared the national government would take rights away from the people

22. One major strength of the Articles of Confederation was that it allowed the Central government to deal with the nation’s finances. True/False
False – it DID NOT allow the government to tax the citizens, which meant it had NO way to deal with finances.

23. Which branch of government makes laws?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Presidential Branch
Legislative Branch

24. The Judicial Branch carries out the laws. True/False
False – The Executive Branch carries out the laws. The Judicial Branch interprets the laws

25. The President can check Congress by __________ bills.
VETOING!!!!!!!!!!

26. At the Constitutional Convention, delegates were able to break the deadlock between large and small states with the Great Compromise. True/False
True!!!!!!!!!!!!

27. The 3/5’s Compromise dealt with how slaves would be counted in the ___________.
Population
Census
Slave trade
Voting process
Population

28. According to the 3/5’s Compromise, every (5) slaves would count as _____ free people.
Three (3)

29. Which of the following is a law that stated, once a territory reached a population of 60,000 people, they could apply to be a state?
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance
Bill of Rights
Land Relocation Act
Northwest Ordinance

30. The Northwest Ordinance attempted to stop the spread of slavery in the West when they banned slavery in the new territories. True/False
True

31. What does the government have in place that keeps one branch from gaining more power than the other branch?
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federal System
Republic
Checks & Balances

32. A government in which citizen’s rule through elected representatives is a –
Dictatorship
Senate
Republic
Federalism
Republic

33. Inflation happens when economic activity slows and unemployment increases. True or False?

34. False!!!!!!! This is known as Federalism or the Federal System.
Division of powers between the national & state government is known as Separation of Powers. True/False
False!!!!!!! This is known as Federalism or the Federal System.

35. The branch of government that deals with the court system is called ????
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Constitutional Branch
Judicial Branch

36. The Executive Branch includes the Senate and the House of Representatives. True/False
False – The Senate and the House are part of the Legislative Branch.

37. The U.S. Constitution replaced what document?
The Articles of Confederation

38. Northwest Territory (part of the Northwest Ordinance)
What territory was created out of lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?
Northwest Territory (part of the Northwest Ordinance)

39. Which of the following means “authority of the people?”
Popular sovereignty
Federalism
Reserved powers
Concurrent Powers
Popular Sovereignty

40. Unalienable rights are rights that can be transferred to other Americans. True/False
False!!!!!! Unalienable rights cannot be taken away OR transferred to others!!!

41. The Revolutionary War caused a contradiction between the idea of liberty and practice of _______.
Slavery!!!!!!!

42. The __________ ___________ provided rules for westward expansion.
Northwest Ordinance

43. In the House of Representatives, representation is based on the ______________ of each state.
Population

44. The first amendment includes freedom of religion, press, petition, assembly, and ???
SPEECH