U.S. History Midterm Review

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A policy of neutrality and presidential cabinet are examples of

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a precedent established by Washington

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Which statement best describes the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

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To gain support for ratifying the Constitution

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The main objection to the adoption of the United States Constitution was based primarily on the belief that

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individual freedoms could be restricted by a strong central government

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European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...

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the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases

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What happened to many of the native people when Europeans began establishing settlements?

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They were forced to move, forced into slavery, or were killed.

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Why did the Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights?

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they wanted to make sure individual states rights were protected

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What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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To determine how enslaved individuals would be counted for representation.

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Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one? (Consent of the governed)

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Locke

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes judicial review? Options: the power to nominate and appoint new judges, the power to reverse the decisions of lower courts, the power to review presidential actions, the power to declare laws unconstitutional

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the power to declare laws unconstitutional

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Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

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Marbury v. Madison