Unit 3 Review

Shay’s Rebellion (1786) became a concern for many national leaders because it

• indicated there would be future conflicts over the spread of slavery

• exposed fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation

• pointed to the need for federal government regulation of interstate commerce

• showed that frontier settlements were vulnerable to raids by Native American Indians

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a model for later settlement by providing for the

• legal expansion of slavery

• creation of national parks

• distribution of free land to war veterans

• process for territories to become states

What was the main reason the Federalists wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• The president did not have the power to veto legislation

• The legislative branch enacted an unfair tax program

• The Supreme Court refused to pay Revolutionary War debts

• The national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise between the large states and the small states resulted in

• the creation of a bicameral legislature

• a provision for equal protection of the laws

• a permanent solution to the slavery issue

• the guarantee of voting rights for all male property owners

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, supporters of the Virginia plan and supporters of the New Jersey plan differed over the method for

• selecting the president’s cabinet

• determining congressional representation

• adopting the amendment process

• giving powers to the executive branch

The Three-fifths Compromise was included in the Constitution to resolve a conflict over the

• counting of enslaved person in relation to taxation and representation

• reimbursement of plantation owners for runaway slaves

• number of votes need to approve a treaty in the Senate

• number of states needed to ratify a proposed amendment

The Preamble of the Constitution demonstrates that the writers believed that sovereignty belongs to the

• federal government

• president

• state governments

• people

In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to

• create immigration quotas

• determine each state’s representation in Congress

• establish the number of appointed federal judges

• justify funding for public education

The elastic clause of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to

• “make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces...”

• “regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes…”

• “make all law as which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers…”

• “lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises…”

The Supreme Court can influence the actions of the other two branches of the federal government by

• vetoing legislation

• pardoning criminals

• exercising judicial review

• impeaching the president