Midterm Review US History

The social contract is an agreement between:

• the government & the king

• the people & the government

• the people & the church

• the government & the courts

Natural rights were given:

• at birth and can not be taken away

• by the government

• to only a few people

• to no one

What is the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by government?

• natural law

• social contract

• separation of powers

• consent of the governed

Who are the Federalists?

• People who supported the Constitution

• People who were against the Constitution

• People who wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

• People who supported the Articles of Confederation

Federalists wanted....

• a weak central (national) government

• a strong central (national) government

• a Bill of Rights

• strong state government

The Antifederalists wanted

• a strong central (national) government

• weak state government

• weak central (national) government

• to deny the Bill of Rights

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...

• To own slaves

• Religious freedom

• Right to a trial by a jury

The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory

• True
• False

What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

• An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
• An economy that is controlled by another country

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• By creating a segregated public education system

• By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen's Bureau

• By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

• By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers