Early Republic and the Constitution

A document that sets out the laws and principles of a government is called a

• republic

• constitution

• amendment

• confederation

The main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced as the basis of the United States government was that they

• lacked provisions for a national congress

• declared that political protests were unconstitutional

• placed too many restrictions on the activities of state governments

• failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively

The farmer uprising that made American leaders realize the Articles of Confederation did not work and it needed to be revised was

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Shays' Rebellion

• Haymarket Riot

• Boston Massacre

The Great Compromise resolved the issue of congressional representation by creating a bicameral legislature because the framers wanted to make sure

• the Constitution could change over time

• the President didn’t become too powerful

• the states followed federal laws

• large and small states had a fair say in government

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement that settled the disagreement over

• how to choose the president

• when to end the importation of slaves

• how to count the slave population when considering representation

• what powers should belong to the states and which should belong to the national government

John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton wrote this series of essays to try to convince people to support the ratification of the Constitution.

• Federalist Papers

• Mayflower Compact

• Antifederalist Notes

• Articles of Confederation

The Antifederalists insisted that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution to

• make changes in the election process

• remove portions of the original Constitution

• guarantee the individual rights of the people

• increase the power of the legislative branch

How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 13

The United States Constitution is based on the principle of popular sovereignty—it states that the power to govern originates with the

• states

• president

• Supreme Court

• people

What is this statement more commonly known as?

• the Preamble

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence