SC and New Government

In what ways did the second constitution for SC differ from the first?

• The second provided for a two house legislature and the Church of England became the state supported church

• Representation in legislature was now dominated by the Low country

• The President was now called governor, and representation was slightly more equal between the backcountry and the Upcountry

• The President was elected by the legislature

What was significant about the Committee of 99 in SC?

• The Royal Governor served as the leader

• The King and Parliament supported the committee

• The colonist ignored this comittee

• The colonist obeyed the committee, instead of the Royal governor

Why did the Provincial congress send a delegation to the Backcountry?

• To negotiate and make peace with backcountry loyalists

• To force the backcountry residents to fight on the GB side

• Backcountry people were in need of supplies to help in the war

• The government wanted to recruit new members to the Provincial Congress

How did the American Revolution impact the economics of the Low country of SC and the planter elite who lived there?

• Suffered as a result of losing their markets and subsidies, which had existed under GB mercantilism

• Profited from the Revolution, because foreign markets expanded during the war

• Neither negative or positive effects on the elite of the Low country

• Caused the elite to seek protected markets and subsidies from France

The Provincial Congress in SC had the power to do all of these except:

• Writing a state constitution

• Creation of a committee to enforce non-importation

• Collection of state taxes

• Issuing currency

Why did SC delegate support the Virginia plan at the Constitutional Convention?

• It called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation

• It called for a bicameral with representation based on population

• It called for a bicameral legislature with equal representation for all states

• It called for a unicameral legislature with representation based on population

Which of these are not a basic principle of government?

• Popular sovereignty

• Articles of Confederation

• Individual Rights

• Limited Government

Which basic principle of government would best describe that the power of government are restricted by the Constitution?

• Representative Democracy

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited government

• Separation of Powers

Which principle best explains that the power of government comes from the people?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Representative Democracy

• Limited Government

What proved to be true about the Articles of confederation after the American Revolution?

• The articles proved to be strong in their ability to regulate trade

• The articles proved to be too weak to meet the needs of the new nation

• The articles created a government that was democratic and met the needs of all Americans

• The articles created a central government that was much too powerful