Final Review Practice 2024

What was one of the problems faced by the young nation under the Articles of Confederation that indicated a new constitution was needed?

• Difficulties solving problems amongst states

• Lack of natural resources

• Overpopulation

• Excessive wealth

What did Shays's Rebellion point out?

• Strengths in the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation

• The need for more military power

• The success of the new economic policies

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise state?

• Enslaved people would count as 3/5ths a person for both population and taxation

• Enslaved people would be freed immediately

• Enslaved people would not be counted in the population

• Enslaved people would count as 1/2 a person for taxation purposes

Which political party wanted a strong national government and helped ratify the Constitution?

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

• Democratic Republicans

• Whigs

What is the system of government shares power between both the federal and state government?

• Federalism

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

How does the Constitution balance the powers of the federal government?

• By dividing power between three separate branches of national government

• By giving all power to the president

• By allowing states to have more power than the federal government

• By creating a single legislative body

Which branch of the government makes the nation’s laws?

• The legislative branch

• The executive branch

• The judicial branch

• The military branch

What does the Bill of Rights define?

• The rights and freedoms of citizens

• The structure of the government

• The process of electing officials

• The economic policies of the nation

What was one of the challenges faced by the United States under Washington?

• Remaining neutral regarding events in Europe

• Establishing a monarchy

• Expanding westward

• Creating a new currency

What did Washington advise in his Farewell Address?

• To support the XYZ affair

• To declare war on Great Britain

• To avoid political parties

• To divide the nation