Social Studies Biweekly

Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?

• The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizen

• A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states

• The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.

• A republican system of government will better represent large states.

Anti-Federalists believed a bill of rights needed to be added to the Constitution in order to ___.

• expand the territory of the country

• protect the individual freedoms of citizens

• strengthen the central government

• increase participation in local government

Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question below.

Which document written in 1787 contains the purposes of government listed above?

• Declaration of Independence

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens.

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South.

• It increased the political influence of the South

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output

What did Abigail Adams tell her husband in a letter she wrote in 1776?

• Women felt safer under British rule.

• In the eyes of the king, Patriots were committing treason

• Many colonial soldiers were dying from sickness

• She wanted men and women to be treated equally under the new laws.

What was the primary weakness of the United States government under the Article of Confederation document?

• The government had no power to tax citizens.

• The president had more power than the courts.

• Members of the legislature could stay in office too long.

• The government could not purchase new territory

Which principle from the Constitution is represented by this diagram?

• judicial review

• . federalism

• checks and balances

• individual rights

A loyalist during the Revolutionary War may have participated in which of these activities?

• speaking in support of the English king

• housing patriot soldiers

• writing a pamphlet protesting the Stamp Act

• joining the Continental Army

What is the significance of Washington’s oath and speech when he took office as president?

• They detailed his plans for the cabinet.

• They stated to the public what the job would entail.

• They set the standard for what all future presidents should do.

• They informed the nation of Washington’s intentions for their future

Under colonial rule, American Indians were denied equal treatment, although colonists called for all men to be equal in which document?

• Treaty of Paris

• Albany Plan of Union

• First Congressional Congress

• Declaration of Independence