American History, CFA, Week 14: 11 - 15 - 18

The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of

• religion.

• speech.

• assembly.

• all of the given answers.

How did Shays' Rebellion encourage people to push for a plan to revise the Articles of Confederation?

• It made people worry about how a weak central government might respond to future rebellions.

• It encouraged farmers to petition state governments for economic relief.

• It gave members of the rebellion more political power.

• It convinced leaders of the importance of individual rights and freedom of speech.

As part of the Great Compromise, what fraction of the enslaved people in a state were included when determining representation in Congress?

• one quarter

• one half

• three fifths

• two thirds

Which of these resolved the conflict between the two plans of government shown in the diagram?

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Bill of Rights

• the Northwest Ordinance

• the Great Compromise

Rules under which a government will operate

• compromise

• constitution

• ratify

• executive branch