8th Grade Social Studies Unit 3 Review

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In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to -

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Restructure the Federal Government

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Patrick Henry was criticizing which aspect of the Constitution in this excerpt? Your President may easily become king. Your Senate is so imperfectly constructed that your dearest rights may be sacrificed by what may be a small minority.....Your strongholds will be in the hands of your enemies..... -Patrick Henry 1788

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The power granted to the central

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The Three-Fifths Compromise was included in the U.S. Constitution in order to resolve a conflict over the -

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Counting of enslaved persons of taxation and representation

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Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act: These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by -

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angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

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The Articles of Confederation Congress strengthened the growth of the United States through -

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ordinances regarding how the territories become states

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Those in favor of ratifying the Constitution would most likely respond to this concern by pointing out that -

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power is divided between the federal government and state governments

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The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one vote in Congress. Which questions reflects a major concern states had about this arrangement? Should states attempt to resolve conflicting claims to territory? Should states change their procedure for selecting representatives? Should unanimous state approval for national laws be required? Should more populous states receive greater representation?

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Should more populous states receive greater representation?

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Which constitutional guarantee did the Act of the Fifth Congress of the United States 1798 violate? That if any person shall write any false, scadalous and malicious writings against the government of the United States, or stir up sedition within the United States then such person shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two year.

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Freedom of the press

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Which provision of the U.S. Constitution reflects the grievance: "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."? Options: The president can appoint justices with the advice and consent of the Senate, Congress has the power to establish federal courts, The commerce clause allows Congress to regulate trade among the states, Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses

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Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses

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With which of the following arguments would the authors of the Federalist Papers most likely have agreed? A bill of rights should be included in the Constitution before it is ratified. Having a stronger central government will make the country more stable and prosperous. The Three-Fifths Compromise will result in fair and equal representation. Universal suffrage should be constitutionally guaranteed.

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Having a stronger central government will make the country more stable and prosperous