Constitution - STAAR Released Questions

In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to —

• sign the Treaty of Paris

• repeal the Intolerable Acts

• declare an embargo on imported goods

• restructure the federal government

Based on the excerpt, how did the Great Compromise help create this governmental structure?

• By settling the issues over voting rights in the North

• By settling the issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• By settling the issues over taxation

• By settling the issues between large and small states

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

• To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people

• To create a government based on the principle of federalism

• To create a government with a bicameral legislature

The Great Compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by —

• creating a bicameral legislature

• enumerating the powers of the central government

• giving veto power to the executive

• establishing three branches of government

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It increased the political influence of the South.

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens.

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South.

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output.

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

Constitutional Convention Puzzle: Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Articles of Confederation

Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?

• Federalism

• Due process

• A bicameral legislature

• The social contract

Which U.S. document guarantees protection against these injustices?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Mayflower Compact