Unit 2 Test: Chpts. 4-7

On what date was the finished Constitution signed?

(a)  

Name the two steps that the constitutional amendments go through to get added to the constitution.

• Amendments and Ratification

• Proposal and Ratificaiton

• Proposal and Amendments

• Constitution and Proposal

What proposal suggested that representation in the lower house be based on state population and that representation in the Senate be equal for all states regardless of size?

(a)  

Which of the following is NOT on of the three primary sources of states' revenue?

• property tax

• capital gains tax

• general sales tax

• individual income tax

When was Oklahoma's state constitution adopted?

(a)  

Which was the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

• Virginia
• Georgia
• New York
• Maryland

The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to...

• pay for the regulation of colonial commerce
• raise revenue after the French and Indian War
• help shoulder the financial burden after America's War for Independence
• strengthen the growing Patriot movement in the colonies

When George Washington was sworn in as first president, the new government's temporary capital was located where?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Boston, Massachusetts
• New York City, New York
• Williamsburg, Virginia

Which person was responsible for the writing style and literary eloquence used in the Constitution?

• Geroge Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Roger Sherman
• James Madison

In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?

• Annapolis, Maryland
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Washington, D.C.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania