# 5 Final Review

Which statement best describes a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Confederation government was unable to raise a national army.

• The Confederation government was unable to collect national taxes.

• The Confederation government was unable to create foreign treaties.

Which differences did the Great Compromise attempt to resolve at the Constitutional Convention?

• differences between the interests of slave and free states

• differences between the interests of large and small states

• differences between the interests of states and the national government

How did the promise of a Bill of Rights encourage states to ratify the Constitution?

• It demonstrated that state governors would retain most of their authority.

• It demonstrated that voting citizens would be able to influence government.

• It demonstrated that the federal government would support individual rights.

Read the following paragraph and answer the question below.

In 1798 the Federalist Congress passed a series of laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts, and President John Adams signed them into law. The laws gave the government powers to limit immigration and free speech and to deport foreign residents.

What was one effect of the Alien and Sedition Acts on U.S. society?

• After a public outcry, President Adams vetoed the laws.

• The laws were used to deport British residents, causing a declaration of war.

• The laws were used to arrest opponents of the Federalist government, including newspaper editors.The Supreme Court established judicial review when it reviewed these laws.

Which recommendation did George Washington make in his Farewell Address?

• The United States should seek new foreign territories.

• The United States should avoid long-term foreign alliances.

• The United States should invite long-term foreign investment.

• The United States should assist in foreign democratic revolutions.

Which European nation asked for an apology from President John Adams during the XYZ Affair?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

What addition to the United States during Thomas Jefferson's presidency motivated the expedition of Lewis and Clark?

• the Florida Territory

• the Louisiana Territory

• the Northwest Territory

• the Southwest Territory

Read the list that follows and answer the question below.

* Inability to directly collect taxes

*Inability to regulate interstate trade

* No national court system

Which title best describes this list?

• The Weaknesses of the Bill of Rights

• The Weaknesses of the U. S. Constitution

• The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

What were the branches of government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The AOC provided for a strong legislative branch and a weak judiciary branch.

• The AOC provided for a legislative branch, but there was no executive or judicial branch.

• The AOC provided for a strong legislative branch and a weak executive branch.

• The AOC provided for three government branches, but there were no checks and balances.

How was the issue of slavery and how it should be counted towards population and taxation settled at the Constitutional Convention?

• with the adoption of the Virginia Plan

• with the adoption of the New Jersey Plan

• with the adoption of the Three-Fifths Compromise

• with the adoption of the Great Compromise of 1787