Chapter 7 test

The constitution ensures domestic tranquilty and provides for the common

• safety

• welfare

• defense

Who did the United States Declare independence from

• England

• The colonies

• the confederation

Once the delegates arrived at the constional covention they decided to

• start fresh with a newdocument

• write a new constitiuon

• rewrite the articles of confederation

why couldnt the federal government enforce laws under the articles of confederation

• there was no exceutive branch

• there was no judical system

• congress couldnt not pass laws

the book of essays explaning and supporting the consitution was called

• the federalist papers

• the bill of rights

• the spirit of laws

anti federalist feared that the new consitituion would create a government that could be as tyrannical as the british had been

• true

• false

why where the artiles of confederation written

• to give each state its own power

• to bring the colonies togethor

• to give states power

since shays rebellion was over local issues in Massachuestts it had no effect on the decision to call the constituion convention

• true

• false

what arguement did federalist make against a bill of rights

• it would give to much power to states

• it would limit indiviual rights to only those listed in the consitution

• eliminate checks and balances

• make it easy to overturn the rule of law

what branch of government interperts the law

• legislative

• judicial

• executive