Constitution

Which freedom is guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment?

• Freedom from being forced to testify against oneself in a criminal court

• Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures of personal property

• Freedom from government intrusion into matters of religious conscience

• Freedom from housing and feeding government troops in personal homes

Which of the following was the result of the Great Compromise?

• A supreme court

• An electoral college

• A bicameral legislature

• An amendment process

Why did many Congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

• It created a government too weak to manage relations among the states.

• It established a powerful standing army that threatened national stability.

• It created a chief executive with the power to veto state laws and elections.

• It established a permanent oversight committee consisting of only state officials.

During which era did the publication of The Federalist Papers take place?

• Colonial Era

• Constitutional Era

• Era of Good Feelings

• Era of Exploration

The central issue of the Three-Fifths Compromise was concerning the —

• establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies

• manner in which bills and amendments would become law

• portion of federal revenues that would come large and small states

• counting of enslaved people for the purposes of determining representation

Which grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• Restricting trade

• Quartering soldiers

• Imposing taxes without consent

• Dissolving representative legislatures

To ensure against the absolute power of a king, the Framers of the U.S. Constitution included provisions for both houses of Congress to —

• establish patent protections

• override a veto of a president

• add constitutional amendments

• make federal court appointments

The English Bill of Rights served as a model for the American colonists that wrote the —

• U.S. Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

The Mayflower Compact is a significant founding document in the history of the United States because it established the idea that the colonists would —

• remain loyal subjects of the King of England

• govern themselves using agreed upon laws

• grant freedom to those working to pay a debt

• live peacefully with the American Indian tribes

The Anti-Federalists argued against ratification of the U.S. Constitution because they —

• disagreed with the Great Compromise

• hoped to keep the Articles of Confederation

• wanted a parliamentary system of government

• believed that states’ rights were not being protected