7th grade Review

The Northwest Ordinance (1787) and the Homestead Act (1862) both reflected the national government’s policy of

• encouraging the settlement of frontier lands

• protecting the tribal lands of Native American Indians

• expanding slavery onto the Great Plains

• purchasing land from foreign countries

The Northwest Ordinance (1787) and the Homestead Act (1862) both reflected the national government’s policy of

• encouraging the settlement of frontier lands

• protecting the tribal lands of Native American Indians

• expanding slavery onto the Great Plains

• purchasing land from foreign countries

The power of the president to veto laws and the power of the House of Representatives to impeach are examples of

• federalism

• the unwritten constitution

• executive privilege

• checks and balances

As stated in the United States Constitution, which group is directly elected by the people?

• Supreme Court justices

• presidential cabinet members

• members of the House of Representatives

• political party leaders

Which statement most accurately describes the principle of federalism?

• States have the power to review national laws

• The ultimate power is given to the voters

• Power is divided between the national and state governments

• Power is shared by the two political parties.

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was supported by farmers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee primarily because they wanted to

• end conflicts with Mexico on the western frontier

• gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

• end the practice of slavery

• secure an easier route for transporting their products to the Pacific Coast

In the first half of the 19th century, canal building was important to economic growth because canals

• could be used in all seasons of the year

• provided access to free homesteads in the West

• charged lower rates than the transcontinental railroad

• allowed faster transport of farm and industrial products

The social contract theory as applied to the Declaration of Independence most directly reflects the ideas of

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Money Maker Mason

A principal reason for calling the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

• strengthen the central government

• settle land disputes with Canada

• increase the power of the states

• weaken the system of checks and balances

Thomas Jefferson used a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution when he

• negotiated the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803

• asked Congress to increase the size of the United States Navy

• ran for a second term as president

• opposed the reelection of John Adams in 1800