Unit 2

A major intention of the framers of the Articles of Confederation was to

• Waken the American people’s primary loyalty to their individual states

• Give Congress control of interstate and foreign commerce

• Model the new government after Great Britain’s government

• Limit the central government’s opportunities to infringe upon the people’s liberties

A major criticism directed against the Articles of Confederation was that power was allocated primarily to

• Military leaders

• The national government

• State governments

• The electoral college

The United States Government under the Articles of Confederation could be considered a success because it

• Established a strong, widely respected foreign policy

• Created an open market that fostered interstate trade

• Set the nation on a sound financial base

• Provided a system for governing the Western territories that aided the nation’s expansion

Shays’ Rebellion (1786) became a concern for many national leaders because it

• Indicated there would be future conflicts over the spread of slavery

• Exposed fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation

• Pointed to the need for federal government regulation of interstate commerce

• Showed that frontier settlements were vulnerable to raids by Native American Indians

The conflict between the states of speakers A and C was resolved by

• Creating a two-house legislature

• Delegating most governing power to the states

• Maintaining a balance in Congress between the slave states and the free states

• Passing a group of constitutional amendments to protect individual rights

Why were the writers of the United States Constitution willing to compromise on these issues?

• to gain Southern support for ratification

• to make approval of the Bill of Rights easier

• to end slavery after 1808

• to give Northern states an advantage in the House of Representatives

Which area of the United States showed the strongest support for ratification of the Constitution?

• Coastal areas near the Atlantic Ocean

• Frontier areas west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Farming areas in western New York and Pennsylvania

• Mountain areas in the South

This quotation from the preamble illustrates the constitutional principle that people

• have a right to trial by jury

• are guaranteed an adequate standard of living

• are the true source of political power

• have the right to assemble

Which statement illustrates the system of checks and balances at work?

• The president sends American troops on a peacekeeping mission to Europe

• Congress passes a law regulating the sale of handguns

• The Senate refuses to approve the president’s choice for Supreme Court justice

• The governor of New York discusses policy with the president

What is the best title for this diagram?

• Methods of amending the Constitution

• Procedures of the Executive Branch

• Process of Nominating Presidential Candidates

• Admission of New States to the Union