Historic Documents Review

Select the definition that best explains what sovereignty means.

• the government has to answer to a higher power
• the government does not need approval of any other authority
• the government has to answer to its people, but not to any other authority

Select the definition that best explains what popular sovereignty means.

• the government has to answer to a higher power
• the government does not need approval of any other authority
• the government has to answer to its people, but not to any other authority

In the United States, we have a representative government/democracy. What does this mean?

• We vote directly for public policy, laws, and other issues
• We elect people in our place to carry out popular opinion or will of the people

After the United States gained independence from Great Britain, the Articles of Confederation were drafted. Select all of the statements that are true about the Articles of Confederation.

• Each state had a alot of independence
• There was no president or king
• There was no national court system
• Each state had one vote in Congress, regardless of its population
• The central government was very strong

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state was sovereign. Select all of the problems that arose because of this.

• States saw themselves as independent from each other, and they were not united
• States had different currencies
• States charged merchants in other states tariffs
• Many states were unwilling to help Congress and other states repay war debts
• States still saw themselves as part of England

Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a weak national government. Select all of the problems that arose because of this.

• No standing army
• No power to regulate trade
• Not many laws were passed
• Congress could not force anyone to obey laws it passed
• No national court system

The failures of the Articles of Confederation led to the Constitutional Convention where the U.S. Constitution was written. Several compromises were made. Which of the following decided that the Legislative Branch should be bicameral?

• The Connecticut Compromise
• Compromises about Presidency
• Three Fifths Compromise

Which of the following set up the electoral college?

• The Connecticut Compromise
• Compromises about Presidency
• Three Fifths Compromise

Which of the following dealt with whether or not slaves would be counted towards the population of each state?

• The Connecticut Compromise
• Compromises about Presidency
• Three Fifths Compromise

Which phrase describes the system of federalism established by the United States Constitution?

• the restriction of the government to exercise only the powers granted to it by the people
• the ability of one branch of government to restrain the powers of the other branches
• the distribution of powers among independent branches of government
• the division of powers between the national government and the states