Unit 4 Study Guide

What happened in 1787?

• The Constitution was written.

• John Adams became President.

• Battle of Lexington & Concord

• Signed the Declaration of Independence

What were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• establishing a procedure for settling western areas & becoming states

• No President & no ability to collect taxes

• no post offices & no land ordinance

• ability to sign treaties & print money

The Constitution cannot be changed or amended.

• True

• False

Which historical document first limited the King's power?

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Which document protects against excessive fines or cruel punishments?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederations

• Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

Inalienable rights in the Constitution are listed in the Bill of Rights?

• true

• false

The 10th amendment reserves powers not listed in the Constitution for the states.

• true

• false

How did the Great Compromise address disagreements over Federal representation?

• Enumerated the powers of the central government

• Created a bicameral (two-house) legislature

• gave veto powers to the President

• created 3 branches of government

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the 6th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury..."

• "He has dissolved Representative House repeatedly"

• "He has obstructed the ...laws for establishing Judiciary powers"

• "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us..."

The Three-Fifths Compromise

• was a federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves.

• Created the census bureau to help apportion representation.

• counted a portion of the slave population for representation

• election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.