Constitution Era

Federalism __________________________________________

• puts most of the power in the hands of the citizens.

• gives equal power to the state and national government.

• divides power between the state and national governments.

• allows the national government to prohibit certain state rights.

Which of the following grievances included in the Declaration of Independence was addressed in the Bill of Rights?

• For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent...

• For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury...

• For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments...

• For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever...

Shay's Rebellion involved a group of farmers who were angry about ____________________________.

• more rights given to settlers in the Northwest Territory.

• being ignored after fighting for the Loyalists.

• not being able to ship their products from New Orleans.

• losing their farms due to low crop prices and high state taxes.

What were the consequences of states printing their own money after the war?

• The states couldn't agree how much each other's money was worth.

• The rate of trade between the states increased.

• The Confederation was able to pay off debts to foreign nations.

• The value of the Continental dollar increased.

The ability of each branch of government to control or limit the other branches' actions is known as ___________________.

• Government Pressures

• Checks and Balances

• Check Yourself law

• Separation of Powers

Which of the following was part of the Great Compromise?

• Seats in the House of Representatives would be awarded according to population.

• A slave would count as three-fifths of a person in a state's population count.

• Every state would have equal representation in Congress.

• The Virginia Plan was approved.

What was the name of the body of people that wrote the US Constitution?

• Second Continental Congress

• First Continental Congress

• The House of Burgesses

• Constitutional Convention

Which of the following excerpts from Article 1 of the Constitution reflects the results of the Great Compromise?

• The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States…. (Art. 1, Sec. 2, Clause 5)

• The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. (Art. 1, Sec. 3, Clause 4)

• Representatives and direct Taxes shall be appointed among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers….. (Art. 1, Sec. 2, Clause 3)

• All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representative. (Art. 1, Sec. 1)

Why is it so important for people to understand public issues?

• So they can remove public officials from office.

• To determine what the country's leaders are doing.

• To determine the issues that affect the country.

• So they can make informed decisions when voting.

Anti-Federalists worried that _____________________.

• a civil war was likely if the 13 republics remained separate.

• the 13 republics would be weakened under a consolidated government.

• a consolidated republic could ultimately lead to national problems.

• without a strong central government peach would be hard to maintain.