7th Grade Chapter 7/8

Shay's Rebellion helped to persuade

• Congress to give itself greater power to tax citizens
• Government leaders to revise the Articles of Confederation
• States govts. to print more money
• central government to pass new land ordinances

Smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan because they

• feared they would not have enough power in the New Congress
• preferred to keep the Articles of Confederation
• Wanted a weak executive
• disliked James Madison

Besides representation, what other major issue required delegates to compromise during the Constitutional Convention

• writing an intro to the Constitution
• Continuing the slave trade

• choosing the person who led the executive branch

• giving free African Americans the right to vote

Which of the following could be considered a responsibility of citizens

• to petition government for lower taxes
• to attend weekly religious services
• vote in elections
• attend adult education courses and get a diploma

The 1st Amendment would protect people who want to

• be tried by a jury of local people
• Put up a web site criticizing a local government official
• stop the police from searching their car
• apply for a public grant so they could publish a newspaper

Why did some people oppose ratification of the Constitution

• It didn't include protection of individual rights
• It eliminated state governments
• It made slavery illegal
• It failed to include checks and balances

One obstacle to approving the Articles of Confederation was that

• some states didn't want to give up their claims to land west of the Appalachians
• Most states objected a one house legislature
• some states didn't want to give a lot of power to Congress
• Most states preferred to stay independant

How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution

• It was greed upon in the Great Compromise
• It was copied from a number of State Constitutions
• It was approved by all of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention
• It was added through the amendment process

Under the Bill of Rights which of the following is not protected

• freedom of speech
• freedom of military
• freedom of religion
• freedom of the press

What is one reason many people called for changes in the Articles of Confederation

• The opposed the Northwest Ordinance
• They wanted a plan of government made up of 2 branches
• They believed that a weak central government was ineffective
• They thought the state governments were too weak