Forming a New Government Ch 5

Ratification of the Articles was slowed down by conflicts over the

• number of votes each colony would have in Congress
• use of colonial soldiers by Congress
• claims to western lands made by many colonies
• role of the judiciary in colonial government

Which of these important figures attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

• John Adams
• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

What is interstate commerce?

• when states follow their own trade interests
• when states have different trade laws
• the act of trade between two or more states
• the act of setting tariffs on trade between states

The framers of the Constitution created a system of checks and balances to

• outline the powers held by each branch of government
• keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
• give the people an opportunity to control the branches of government
• strengthen the powers held by each branch of government

What position did Federalists hold toward the new constitution?

• They condemned its authors' disregard of individual rights
• they praised the way it balanced power among different branches of government
• they criticized the excessive control it gave to the central government
• they defended the economic independence it granted to the individual states

The Bill of Rights is the document

• added to the Constitution to protect citizens' rights.
• used to limit the powers of state governments
• outlining the rights of the federal government
• stating the ways in which citizens can participate in government

Congress passed the __ which created a system for bringing new states into the Union

• Welcoming Act of 1788
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

_ opposed the Constitution because they thought it gave too much power to the central government

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists

Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom declared that

• governments had to punish religious discrimination
• governments were responsible for funding churches
• no person who worked on behalf of a religious institution had to pay taxes
• no person could be forced to attend a church or pay taxes to that church

Which of the following statements best summarizes the trade relationship between Britain and the US

• Britain placed high tariffs on imports and exports which forced higher prices
• Britain allowed US ships to continue trading with the West Indies
• Britain opened many of its ports to American ships
• Britain refused to participate in trade with America