2.13 Constitutional Underpinnings Unit Exam Part 1

Which of these ideas had the most influence on the American Revolution?

• the Great Awakening

• the Enlightenment

• the Renaissance

• Socialism

Which Enlightenment philosopher had the largest impact on the American founders?

• John Locke

• Aristotle Jean-Jacques Rous

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Socrates

Which event occurred last?

• The Treaty of Paris was signed.

• The Sugar and Stamp Acts were passed.

• The American Revolution began.

• The Proclamation of 1763 was passed.

Which principle was included in most state constitutions?

• separation of powers; the early state constitutions all contained John Adams's provision for the protection of people with property

• religious freedom; state constitutions all dismantled the state churches that had existed during the colonial era

• parliamentary structure; the early state constitutions all copied Pennsylvania's model and had a unicameral (one house) legislature

• natural rights; most state constitutions had a bill of rights

Which was an accomplishment of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays's Rebellion occurred.

• The Northwest Ordinance was passed.

• The Declaration of Independence was written.

• The Proclamation Line was defined.

The Constitutional Convention was called to address the problems that the United States faced under the Articles of Confederation.

Which situation was not a problem that led to the Convention?

• The federal government was very weak.

• The U.S. government was oppressing its citizens.

• States were infringing on individual liberties.

• The U.S. government could not raise money.

What was the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

• Congress was divided into two houses. The Senate was seated equally by state; the House of Representatives was seated by population.

• Only three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted when calculating each state's representation in Congress.

• Some powers were given to the states, some to the federal government, and some to both.

• Knowing that George Washington would be the first president, people at the Convention wrote the powers of the president with him in mind.

Consider the following sequence of events: Congress passes a bill. The president vetoes it. Congress overrides the veto. The bill becomes a law. What constitutional principle is at work?

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

What was conditional ratification?

• Massachusetts and four other states ratified the Constitution with the condition that it would be amended soon after it went into effect.

• An anonymous author wrote a set of documents urging the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. These documents were signed "Conditional Ratifier."

• The Federalist warning that the United States would be in a terrible condition if it did not ratify the Constitution.

• Article VII

  of the Constitution, which lays out the conditions for ratification.

What is the connection between ratification and the Bill of Rights?

• The Constitutional Convention considered a Bill of Rights but decided not to include it in the document that it sent to the states.

• The Bill of Rights was ratified two years after the Constitution went into effect.

• Five states ratified on the condition that amendments would be added soon after the Constitution went into effect.

• Alexander Hamilton opposed a Bill of Rights because he feared that if rights were written down, the rights of the people would be limited to only those rights that were written in the Constitution.