Unit 3 Assessment

Read the excerpt. Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned [assigned]  . . .  according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons [enslaved African Americans]. —U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 During the Constitutional Convention, which group was satisfied by the addition of this clause?

• Factory Owners in the North
• Railroad Workers in the Western Territories
• Plantation owners in the South
• Settlers in the Western Territories

At the Constitutional Convention, one result of the Great Compromise was the creation of

• A federal Court System
• Impeachment Process
• Bicameral Legislature
• Process for admitting new states

Read the excerpt. No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due. —Fugitive Slave Clause, Article IV, Section 2, U.S. Constitution

• Ensure acceptance and ratification by northern delegates
• Ensure acceptance and ratification by southern delegates
• Recognize the constitutional demands made by abolitionist
• Recognize the constructional rights of enslaved African Americans

Which event exposed one limitation of the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays Rebellion
• Pontiac's Rebellion
• Nat Turner's Rebellion
• Boston Tea Part

Study the table. Executive Branch: Enforce Laws Legislative Branch: Create the Laws Judicial Branch: Interprets Laws Which principle of government is the best title for this table?

• Federalism
• Individual Rights
• Popular Sovereignty
• Separation of Powers

Read the excerpt. The Congress shall have Power To  . . .  raise and support Armies  . . .  provide and maintain a Navy,  . . .  make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.  . . .  —U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 12 to 14 Which goal in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is supported by this excerpt?

• Establishing Justice
• Providing for the common defense
• Secure the blessing of liberty
• promoting the general welfare

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation that contributed to events such as Shays’ Rebellion?

• There was no national court system to interpret laws.
• There was no standing army to assist the states.
• The central government could not raise taxes.
• The states were not equally represented in the Legislature

How man members are in the Senate

• 50
• 435
• 100
• 150

How many people are in the House of Representatives

• 50
• 435
• 100
• 150

What is the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate?

• The house is based on population while the Senate is equal
• The House is equal while the Senate is based on Population
• The House is where the Republicans work and the Democrats work in the Senate
• The House of Representatives works at the state level while the Senate works in DC