2.13 Unit exam Part 1 Constitutional Underpinnings

Shays’s Rebellion contributed to calls for a stronger national government because

• the Massachusetts state militia was stronger than the United States army.

• farmers in other states assisted those affected by the foreclosures

• foreigners supported Shays’s Rebellion and sent supplies to help the farmers.

• it indicated that the state and national governments were weak.

Based on your knowledge of the Constitutional Convention, how was the matter of congressional representation resolved?

• Delegates allowed for redistricting every five years to ensure each state had fair representation.

• Delegates did not address the matter of congressional representation.

• Delegates decided to compromise by adopting a bicameral legislature with each state receiving two Senators

• Delegates decided that The Senate is meant to reflect the population totals of each state. While the House consists of two members from each state.

In determining congressional representation and taxation, the Constitution

• counted slaves as one-half of a person.

• was silent on the issue of how slaves would be counted, instead leaving the issue to each state to decide.

• counted slaves the same as free persons.

• counted slaves as three-fifths of a person.

The U.S. Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of which document?

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Magna Carta

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Articles of Confederation

Which of the following accurately describes the Constitutional Convention?

• The delegates spent more of their time trying to figure out how to revise the Articles of Confederation.

• Many of the delegates were economic elites.

• The Convention was free of significant disagreement.

• The Convention lasted only one week.

Which of the following powers is outlined in Article I, section 8 of the Constitution?

• legislative powers

• executive powers

• judicial power

• states’ rights

What did the Connecticut Compromise help to establish?

• the Senate and the House of Representatives

• universal male suffrage

• an independent judiciary

• the federalist system

How is a constitutional amendment ratified?

• either by three-fourths of state governors or by three-fourths of the U.S. Senate

• either by a majority of state governors or by a majority of the U.S. Senate

• either by three-fourths of state legislatures or by special state conventions in three-fourths of the states

• either by a majority of state legislatures or by special state conventions in a majority of the states

Which of the following is a method for proposing constitutional amendments?

• by a majority of voting-age citizens

• by a majority of state governors

• by a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress

• by a two-thirds vote in a special election called for the purpose of voting on the amendment

Which of the Constitution’s characteristics does the cartoon address?

• structure and detail

• national supremacy

• attention to civil liberties

• adaptability