Unit 4 Test Review - Constitutional Convention

Of the original thirteen colonies, how many were needed to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

• nine

• seven

• thirteen

• eight

The Declaration of Independence promoted the idea of -

• national imperialism

• manifest destiny

• judicial review

• unalienable rights

What significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?

• Britain did not offer aid to colonist during the war but still declared sovereignty over them

• Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war

• Britain expected colonist to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement

A major criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that power was primarily allocated to -

• military leaders

• state governments

• the electoral college

• the national government

The United States was awarded sovereignty over the original thirteen colonies by the -

• Treaty of Trenton

• Treaty of Yorktown

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris

Anti-federalist refused to ratify the Constitution without the inclusion of -

• a Bill of Rights setting out protections for citizens

• a separation of powers between church and state

• checks and balances between the judicial and executive branches

The author of Common Sense was

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

The main purpose of the Federalist Papers was to -

• advocate for the development of a national bank

• garner support for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution

• put forth the case for ratification of the Constitution

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise settled the issue of representation in Congress by -

• having both houses of Congress elected directly by the people.

• giving each state two senators and a number of representatives based on population.

• allowing all states to have equal representation in Congress.

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called primarily because -

• the national government needed additional power

• the issue of settlement of western land needed solution

• no procedure existed for admitting new states