Chapter 4 (Constitution)

The Articles of Confederation COULD raise federal (national) taxes.

• True

• False

Which state was NOT created from the Northwest Territory?

• Michigan

• Florida

• Illinois

• Ohio

What were the two reasons that farmers were mad and organized Shays' Rebellion?

• Massachusetts had raised taxes.

• It had not rained in 3 months.

• The bank was seizing their land.

• Their crops were burned.

The first constitution of the United States was called:

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Articles of the United States

• The Constitution

The Great Compromise established how many houses in the legislature?

• Two

• Three

• One

• Five

How were enslaved people counted in the population in the new Constitution?

• 1/2 of a person.

• 3/4 of a person.

• 3/5 of a person.

• a whole person.

Who was considered the "Father of the Constitution"?

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

• Edmund Randolph

One presidential term is equal to 4 years.

• True

• False

The highest court in the land is ____________.

• The Supreme Court

• Appellate Courts

• lower courts

• District Courts

What stops one branch from getting more power than the others?

• Judicial Review

• Elastic Clause

• Checks and Balances

• Debit and Credit