Review bank for Quarters 1,2, and 3 - Merge

The major reason the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution was to:

• Limit the power of the state governments

• Protect individual liberties from abuse by the federal government

• Provide for equal treatment of all people

• Separate powers between the three branches of government

How did Americans such as George Washington react to the violence of Shays' Rebellion?

• Americans wanted the powers of the central government reduced

• Americans wanted each state to become a separate nation

• Americans wanted the Articles of Confederation revised

• Americans wanted to reunite with England

Why were compromises on slavery written into the Constitution?

• to gain support of the Southern states

• to make alliances with other countries

• to get women to accept the laws

• to get the states to accept liberty

The framers of the U.S. Constitution included the concepts of federalism, check and balances, and separation of powers in the document because they

• feared a government with unlimited power

• favored the poor over the rich.

• wanted to increase the pwoers of the states

• hoped to expand the democratic process

One important reason Anti-Federalists opposed adopting the United Sttes Constitution was because they feared it would

• reduce the power of the national government

• not give enough authority to the president

• not include a guarantee of individual rights

• increase the power of the state governments

Power is shared between the federal and state governments. This is called

• separation of powers

• federalism

• checks and balances

• the elastic clause

This quote from The Declaration of Independence reflects which of the following ideas:

"“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government"

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• republicanism

• right of revolution

Which concept is demonstrated in the following two quotes:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• republicansim

• right of revolution

George Washington's Farewell Address influenced future United States foreign policy by advising the nation's leaders to

• practice neutrality toward international conflicts

• Place restrictions on the number of immigrants

• Stop European colonization of the Western Hemisphere.

• Limits imports of manufactured goods.

The Monroe Doctrine was intended to

• Promote United States trade with China.

• Help keep peace in Europe.

• Discourage European involvement in the Americas

• Protect the United States businesses in Japan and Korea.