Unit 3 - Early Republic (Am. I)

Which of the following WAS power granted to Congress under the United States’ first government, the Articles of Confederation?

• The power to declare war & sign treaties

• The power to levy federal taxes

• The power to enforce laws

• The power to regulate interstate trade

Which of the following evidenced the weaknesses of America's first attempt at a national government?

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Shays' Rebellion

• Bacon's Rebellion

• King Philip's Rebellion

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise AND the 3/5 Compromise resolved a conflict over

• presidential power

• issue of slavery and slave trade

• taxes on imports

• representation in Congress

One reason the United States Constitution is considered a flexible document is that it

• can be rewritten every ten years

• allows for the creation of a multiparty political system

• includes the elastic clause which enables Congress to adapt in order to fulfill it’s duties

• gives the states the power to change federal laws, nullifying those laws if they disagree

Who was most likely to have supported the Executive Branch compromise creating the Electoral College?

• Manufacturers wanting protection for New England industries

• Slaves seeking a voice in the United States government

• Frontier farmers distrustful of the power of centralized government

• Wealthy aristocrats distrustful of the vote of the masses

The formation of political parties can be traced to the different philosophies and view points of

• John Adams and Aaron Burr

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington and Alexander Hamilton

Which of the following is NOT a belief of the Democratic-Republicans?

• most power should be in the hands of the states, not the central government

• the future of America is in the success of agriculture

• America should stand for democratic and revolutionary ideals abroad

• the U.S. Constitution permits everything that it does not expressly prohibit (elastic clause)

Which of the following leaders of our early nation wrote most of the Bill of Rights?

• Madison

• Hamilton

• Jefferson

• Washington

• Adams

What the police have to show to a judge before getting a warrant.

• reasonable suspicion

• probable cause

• nothing

• eminent domain

Rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people.

• Amendment 1
• Amendment 3
• Amendment 7
• Amendment 9