APUSH Chapter 9 Quiz

The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.

---Articles of Confederation, Article III

This excerpt indicates that the states entered into the Articles of Confederation for which of these purposes?

• to protect the rights of the citizens

• to ensure uniformity of the laws

• to protect each other again attacks

• to guarantee republican governance

"One of the first decisions made at the Constitutional Convention was to keep the discussions secret. Several of the delegates took extensive notes, but these notes were not published until decades later."

---"Exploring Constitutional Conflicts," University of Missouri at Kansas City

Which of these statements best explains why the delegates adopted this rule?

• The delegates could speak freely without fearing the consequences of what they said.

• Foreign government would not be able to gain an advantage in diplomatic negotiations.

• The new plan of government could be crafted to benefit the nation's elite without offending common people.

• Opponents of the new Constitution would have little information about the new plan of government until it was too late to launch their attacks.

Nearly all of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention would have agreed with which of the following statements?

• Larger states should have more representation in Congress.

• The powers of the National government need to be expanded.

• Ordinary citizens should be involved in all political decisions.

• Protecting individual liberty is the top priority of any republican government.

What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• the types of powers given to Congress

• the number of branches of the federal government

• the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress

• the number of representatives in Congress each state would have

Which of the following resolved the dispute between the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

• Bill of Rights

• Pinckney's Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Which of the following issues led delegates to the Constitutional Convention to agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• the debate between Virginia and New Jersey

• disagreements over taxation

• slavery in the southern states

• national vetoes of state laws

The outcome of the Constitutional Convention differed from the original purpose of the meeting because the meeting was originally intended to

• amend rather than completely replace the Articles of Confederation

• prevent the problem of majority tyranny rather than create a more democratic system

• protect individual liberties rather than increase the powers of the national government

• fix the weaknesses of the state governments rather than the weaknesses of the national governments

Which of the following people would have been most likely to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• a white small farmer from the Northwest Territory

• a freed African American landowner from Connecticut

• a wealthy white plantation owner from Virginia

• an immigrant middle-class New York City merchant

The Constitution created a bicameral legislature because the delegates reached a compromise about

• which powers Congress should have.

• what limits to place on the powers of Congress.

• how states should be given Congressional representation.

• who should have the right to vote in Congressional elections.

"What have you been contending for these ten years past? Liberty! What is Liberty? The power of governing yourselves. If you adopt this Constitution, have you this power? No: you give it into the hands of a set of men who live one thousand miles distant from you."

---James Lincoln

Based on this quote, it can be inferred that James Lincoln would have supported

• the abolition of slavery

• a strong states' rights view

• the leader of Shays' Rebellion

• locating the national capital in Virginia