Chapter 8 Review

Which of these problems in the United States was highlighted by the events of Shays's Rebellion?

• the poor treatment of American Indians

• the weakness of national government

• the need to collect higher taxes

• the need for improved transportation

Which of the following had to share the power to govern under the federal system?

• state and local governments

• England and the United States

• the national and the state governments

• the states and the citizens of the nation

Which question did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention try to resolve?

• How strong should political parties be?

• How should representation in Congress be divided among the states?

• What courts should be created besides the Supreme Court?

• How should new immigrants be counted in each state?

What role did Gouverneur Morris have at the Constitutional Convention?

• He wrote the Bill of Rights

• He wrote the Great Compromise

• He wrote the Preamble to the Constitution

• He wrote the Three-fifths Compromise

What branch is responsible for enforcing laws?

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

• congressional

What does the word ratify mean?

• to approve

• to change

• to judge

• to reject

Why did many delegates insist on adding ten amendments to the Constitution soon after it was ratified?

• to establish guidelines for political parties

• to protect the basic rights of the people

• to outline the powers of each branch of government

• to limit the powers of state governments

Which amendment protects the right to free speech?

• the first

• the second

• the third

• the fourth

Why did the writers of the Constitution add checks and balances to the federal government?

• to allow leaders to make bolder decisions

• to prevent any one branch from controlling the government

• to endure that all power belonged to the people

• to set guidelines for making amendments to the Constitution

The ___________branch has the power to approve the appointments of Supreme Court justices.