Chapter 5 Lessons 1 and 2 Quiz Review

The influence of the Magna Carta on the leaders who wrote state constitutions is shown in

• having a bicameral legislature.

• having a strong governor.

• the inclusion of a list of rights.

• language limiting the king’s power.

The Northwest Territory was bounded by

• the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains.

• the Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico.

• the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

• the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean.

Why is the first national government of the United States called a confederation?

• States were dependent on each other.

• States were stronger than local government.

• States were weaker than the national government.

• States were relatively independent.

The lists of rights in state constitutions can be traced back to which original historical document?

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights

• Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

What is the law that set up government in the Northwest Territory in the Great Lakes region?

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights

• Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

What is the document that created the first national government for the United States?

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights

• Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

What is the law that made a plan for surveying the Northwest Territory in the Great Lakes region?

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights

• Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

By giving the national government more power than the states, the Constitution created a system of government called

• poitics

• federalism

• democracy

• republic

Why did the Founders decide not to change the Articles of Confederation but to create a new form of government?

• The Articles had created a weak government.

• The Articles were too complex to revise.

• They thought it easier to start from scratch.

• They wanted to eliminate the national government.

Federalists won approval of the Constitution by saying they would add a(n)

• article

• preamble

• bill of rights

• supremacy clause