History: Chapter 7 Test

What is the Constitution?

• A list of freedoms the government promises to protect

• A plan for the new government created by James Madison

• A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government

• A series of essays defending the Constitution

What does 'ratify' mean?

• Change

• Compromise

• Amend

• Approve

What was the Great Compromise?

• A settlement about the slave trade

• A plan involving a 1-house legislature

• The finalized plan for the new government involving a 2-house legislature

• A series of articles that set up a loose alliance of the 13 states

Who were the Federalists?

• Those who believed the Constitution made the states too powerful

• Those who supported the Constitution's ratification

• Those who wrote the Federalist Papers

• Those who didn't support the Constitution's ratification

What did the Anti-Federalists argue?

• The Constitution needed a bill of rights to protect natural rights

• Slaves should count as population for representation

• The Constitution already protected the natural rights of each citizen

• The Articles of Confederation should remain unchanged

Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• Georgia

What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?

• It was a set of guidelines for settling the Northwest Territory

• It was the first document of self-government in North America

• It directed how to admit a new state into the Union

• It was a plan for the new government created by William Paterson

What tradition did Americans admire from Rome?

• The concept of a one-house legislature

• The practice of direct democracy

• The idea of a dictatorship

• Core virtues like independence and public service

What did the Magna Carta establish?

• That no-one was above the law (even the English monarchs)

• The separation of powers in government

• The first document of self-government in North America

• The guidelines for settling new territories

Who proposed the Virginia Plan?

• Alexander Hamilton

• William Paterson

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman