Social Studies Test 4

Why was Saratoga a turning point in U.S. History

• Marked the major change in leadership of the Continental Army

• It convinced France to support the American Cause

• The Declaration of Independence was signed

• The battle represented the end of the American Revolution

The sequence of events resulted in the

• Treaty of Paris

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Which is an example of the Unalienable Rights listed in the Declaration of Independence

• Happiness - People can do lawful things that they enjoy

• Equality - People’s education is an example of an unalienable right

• Wealth - People’s salaries should be dependent on their skills

• Patriotism - People can choose to join any of the armed forces

The Great Compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by -

• giving veto power to the executive

• creating a bicameral legislature

• enumerating the powers of the central government

• establishing three branches of government

Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrate the principle of popular sovereignty?

• “The Senate shall chuse their Officers, and also a President pro tempore...”

• “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives,

  shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.”

• The House of Representative shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by

  the People of the several States...”

• “Each House shall be the Judge of the Election, Returns and Qualifications of its own

  Members...”

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

• To create a government with a bicameral legislature

• To create a government based on the principle of federalism

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

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

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The division of power between a federal government and state governments

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

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

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

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

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

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783

• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service

• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved

• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country

Why was this congressional structure by the framers of the Constitution?

• To implement the outcome of a popular vote

• To follow the plan outlined in the Articles of Confederation

• To reach a compromise between large and small states

• To reach a compromise between slave states and non-slave states