2020 2021 SEMESTER REVIEW 10 QS A

Which principle of U.S. government is most clearly reflected in the amendment above?

• Federalism

• Due Process

• Separation of powers

Which numbered pair correctly replaces (1) and (2) in this table?

• 1- three-fourths

  2- eligible voters

• 1- three-fourths

  2- Supreme Court

• 1- two-thirds

  2- state legistatures

Which provision of the U.S. Constitution reflects this grievance?

• The president can appoint justices with the advice and consent of the Senate.

• Congress has the power to establish federal courts.

• The commerce clause allows Congress to regulate trade among the states.

• Congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority vote in both houses.

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?

• To strengthen the authority of the federal government

• To improve the organization of the judiciary

• To give each state an equal amount of power

• To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one vote in Congress. Which question reflects a major concern states had about this arrangement?

• Should states attempt to resolve conflicting claims to territory?

• Should states change their procedure for selecting representatives?

• Should unanimous state approval for national laws be required?

• Should more populous states receive greater representation?

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
• feared it would provoke attacks from the Native Americans
• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
• wanted to be able to trade with foreign nations

"It is essential to the freedom and security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives."

The Sons of Liberty, address to the public, New York, December 15, 1773

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The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the-

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening

• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• Colonists sought military support from France.

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

• To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• The recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

• The Mayflower Compact
• The charter establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses
• The fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism