Ch 8 Creating the Constitution

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 ensured that...

• slavery was expanded in the U.S.
• no land would be settled beyond the Appalachian Mountains
• the farmers of Massachusetts rebelled
• territories would eventually become states

What was the main cause of Shays's Rebellion?

• slavery making its way to the northern states
• a money shortage causing farmers to sell land and livestock
• dissatisfaction with George Washington as president
• too many Ss in Shays's name

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to revise the Articles of Confederation
• to write a brand new Constitution
• to rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• to put an end to Shays's Rebellion in Massachusetts

Who is considered the father of the constitution?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• James Madison

Framers of the Constitution struggled the most with... 

• how to get agreement between eastern and western states
• how to balance the interests of large and small states
  
• how to respond to foreign countries' interests
  
• how to write the preamble so that it would work well in a Schoolhouse Rock song

Which of these best describes a federal system of government?

• Power is shared by national and state governments.
  
• Certain states have more power than the national government.
• The government is run by one major political party.
• A single leader makes all the important decisions.

The Great Compromise addressed which issue?

• the names of major political parties
• three branches of government
• how the president is selected
• representation in Congress
  

A state's population affects the number of members in which government office?

• Executive Branch
• Supreme Court
• House of Representatives
• Senate

This group supported the new constitution. What were they called?

• The Anti-Federalists
• The Supremes
• One Direction
• The Federalists

Who is responsible for choosing the chief executive (president)?

• all citizens
• electors chosen by each state
• all citizens except slaves
• the delegates