Chapter 7 Study Guide

6. A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a

• 0. monarchy

• 0. republic

• 0. theocracy

• 0. sovereignty

6. How many states did Congress need to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation?

• 3

• 7

• 9

• 13

6. The division of powers between the national government and the states is a

• 0. local system

• 0. feudal system

• 0. federal system

• 0. national system

6. What were supporters of the new Constitution called?

• 6. Federalists

• 0. Nationalists

• 6. Antifederalists

• 0. Jeffersonians

6. A period when economic activity slows and unemployment

   increases is called

• 0. inflation

• 0. depression

• 0. slowdown

• 0. deficit

6. Who suggested the Great Compromise?

• 6. Roger Sherman

• 0. James Madison

• 6. John Adams

• 0. John Locke

6. Any attempt to change the Articles of Confederation required

   the consent of

• 7 States

• 13 States

• 11 States

• 9 States

6. Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

• 0. Thomas Jefferson

• 0. George Washington

• 0. John Adams

• 0. Benjamin Franklin

6. Under the federal system, the final authority is the

• 6. president

• 0. court system

• 6. Constitution

• 0. states

6. What type of legislatures did most states establish?

• 0. monarchy

• 0. multihouse

• 0. bicameral

• 0. single-house