Studies Weekly 12

What was the document that created the first government after the colonies declared independence?

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Bill of Rights

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did each state have the authority to do?

• regulate trade and taxes on imports and exports

• regulate the production of goods and services

• regulate the price of newspapers

• regulate the settlement of Florida

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What was one of the greatest challenges of the Constitutional Convention?

• deciding between a king and a president

• deciding how to count the population of indentured servants

• the fights between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists

• dividing the power between the federal and state governments

What was Washington’s role in the Constitutional Convention?

• He was chairman.

• He was secretary of war.

• He wrote the Constitution.

• He wasn’t there because he was fighting

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What does the article say Hamilton accomplished as secretary of the treasury?

• He collected taxes to pay for the war debt.

• He paid the national debts.

• He established the monetary system we still use today.

• He wrote letters and kept records for Washington.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

George Mason believed states’ rights should be greater than the federal government’s. What did this belief make him?

• a Federalist

• an Anti-Federalist

• a Whig

• a Democratic Republican

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Why was James Madison called the “Father of the Constitution”?

• He was the oldest member of the convention.

• He was the chairman of the convention.

• He had many children.

• Many of the ideas in the Constitution were introduced by him.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What offices in the new government did Jefferson hold?

• secretary of state, vice president, and president

• representative from Virginia, senator, and Speaker of the House

• ambassador to France, Great Britain, and Spain

• secretary of the treasury, commander in chief, and Speaker of the House

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What happened in the presidential election of 1800?

• Five men were tied for President.

• The Supreme Court had to decide the winner.

• Aaron Burr was in a duel with Alexander Hamilton.

• The House of Representatives voted to break the tie.

How long is the term of a justice, according to the Constitution?

• two terms

• six years

• 25 years

• life