Social Studies Final Review

Which statement most accurately explains why the institution of slavery was continued under the original Constitution of the United States?

• (1) The early factory system relied on the labor of slaves.

• (2) The majority of American families owned several slaves.

• (3) Slave rebellions made most whites oppose freedom for African Americans.

• (4) Southern states would not agree to a constitution that banned slavery.

A major purpose of the president’s cabinet is to

• 1) offer advice on important issues

• (2) nominate ambassadors

• (3) conduct impeachment trials

• (4) regulate the amount of money in circulation

A major reason President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

• 1) claim California for the United States

• (2) explore a route to the Pacific Ocean

• (3) remove British outposts from United States land

• (4) establish settlements in the Southwest

During the debate over ratification of the United States Constitution, Antifederalists argued that a bill of rights should be added to

• (1) preserve the interests of slaveholders

• (2) list the responsibilities of citizens

• (3) protect individual liberties

• (4) ensure federal supremacy

The amendment process was included in the Constitution to

• (1) allow for change over time

• (2) expand the powers of the president

• (3) increase citizen participation in government

• (4) limit the authority of the United States Supreme Court

Alexander Hamilton believed that creation of the Bank of the United States would help the nation’s economy by

• (1) loaning money to monopolies

• (2) prohibiting foreign investment in United States businesses

• (3) reducing tariffs on foreign imports

• (4) providing for a stable currency

The controversy over the establishment of the Bank of the United States and the imposition of a federal excise tax was most closely associated with

• (1) George Washington issuing his Proclamation of Neutrality

• (2) Alexander Hamilton introducing his financial plan

• (3) John Adams signing the Alien and Sedition Acts into law

• (4) Thomas Jefferson supporting the Lewis and Clark expedition

“…The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny….” — James Madison

Which feature of the United States Constitution was included to address the concern expressed by James Madison?

• (1) electoral college

• (2) checks and balances

• (3) Bill of Rights

• (4) amendment process

The main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced as the basis of the United States government was that they

• (1) lacked provision for a national congress

• (2) declared that political protests were unconstitutional

• (3) placed too many restrictions on the activities of state governments

• (4) failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively

Building support for the ratification of the United States Constitution was the purpose of the

• (1) Farewell Address of George Washington

• (2) Albany Plan of Union

• (3) Mayflower Compact

• (4) Federalist Papers