SS Chapter 8 Test

Which of these problems in the United States was highlighted by the events of Shay's Rebellion?

• the poor treatment of American Indians

• the weakness of the national government

• the need to collect higher taxes

• the need for improved transportation

Which of the following had to share the power to govern under the federal system?

• state and local governments

• England and the United States

• the national and state governments

• the states and the citizens of the nation

What question did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention try to resolve?

• How strong should political parties be?

• How should representation in Congress be divided among the states?

• What courts should be created besides the Supreme Court?

• How should immigrants be counted in each state?

What role did Gouverneur Morris have at the Constitutional Convention?

• He wrote the Bill of Rights

• He wrote the Great Compromise

• He wrote the Preamble to the Constitution

• He wrote the three-fifths Compromise

What branch is responsible for enforcing the laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• The Tree Branch

What does ratify mean?

• to approve

• to change

• to judge

• to reject

Why did many delegates insist on adding ten amendments to the Constitution soon after it was ratified?

• to establish guidelines for political parties

• to protect the basic rights of the people

• to outline the powers of each branch of government

• to limit the powers of state governmnets

Which amendment protects the right to free speech?

• the first

• the second

• the third

• the fourth

Why did the writers of the Constitution add checks and balances to the federal government?

• to allow leaders to make bolder decisions

• to prevent any one branch from controlling the government

• to ensure that all power belonged to the people

• to set guidelines for making amendments to the Constitution

Which of the following is something the Legislative branch can do? (More than one)

• Approves appointments of Supreme Court justices

• Makes all national laws

• Is commander in chief of the military

• Impeach the president