1st Semester Review-Constitutional Convention

In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to-

• A. sign the Treaty of Paris

• B. repeal the Intolerable Acts

• C. declare an embargo on imported goods

• D. restructure the federal government

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

• A. It increased the political influence of the South.

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

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

• D. It allowed the South to expand its industrial output.

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• A. Direct democracy

• B. Great Compromise

• C. Checks and balances

• D. Missouri Compromise

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

• A. Speaker 1

• B. Speaker 2

• C. Speaker 3

• D. Speaker 4

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

• A. To strengthen the authority of the federal government

• B. To improve the organization of the judiciary

• C. To give each state an equal amount of power

• D. To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

Which sentence completes this diagram?

• A. People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.

• B. Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.

• C. Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.

• D. A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.

Which amendment provides for the protections described in this list?

• A. First Amendment

• B. Fourth Amendment

• C. Fifth Amendment

• D. Tenth Amendment

The constitutional amendment excerpted above protects people in the United States from-

• A. excessive fines for traffic violations

• B. imprisonment for life without a jury trial

• C. excessive survelielence by the government

• D. conscription by the armed services