30 Week Review #2

The Northwest Ordinance (1787) and the Homestead Act (1862) both reflected the national government’s policy of

• encouraging the settlement of frontier lands

• protecting the tribal lands of Native American Indians

• expanding slavery onto the Great Plains

• purchasing land from foreign countries

The primary aim of the writers of the United States Constitution was to

• eliminate the bicameral legislature

• strengthen the power of the central government

• preserve the supremacy of the states

• weaken the independence of the judiciary

Which area of the United States showed the strongest support for ratification of the Constitution?

• coastal areas near the Atlantic Ocean

• frontier areas west of the Appalachian Mountains

• farming areas in western New York and Pennsylvania

• mountain areas in the South

The power of the president to veto laws and the power of the House of Representatives to impeach are examples of

• federalism

• the unwritten constitution

• executive privilege

• checks and balances

As stated in the United States Constitution, which group is directly elected by the people?

• Supreme Court justices

• presidential cabinet members

• members of the House of Representatives

• political party leaders

Which statement most accurately describes the principle of federalism?

• States have the power to review national laws.

• The ultimate power is given to the voters.

• Power is divided between the national and state governments.

• Power is shared by the two political parties.

Antifederalists insisted that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution in order to

• grant more power to Congress

• provide a method of settling disputes between states

• prevent states from denying individuals the right to vote

• protect individual rights from the power of the central government

Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that directly

• empower more voters

• restrict individual liberties

• involve citizens in the governing process

• reduce the concentration of governmental power

Many of the fundamental principles found in the United States Constitution (1787) were based on the

• concept of salutary neglect

• influence of British Loyalists

• rule of absolute monarchs in Europe

• writings of Enlightenment philosophers

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how

• new states would be created

• states would be represented in the national government

• the armed forces would be controlled

• presidential elections would be conducted