L8 Creating the Constitution Test Review

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What did the Great Compromise decide?

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representation in Congress

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Which was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress could not declare war. Congress could not impose taxes. Congress could not set up a postal system. Congress could not create an army and navy.

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Congress could not impose taxes.

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Which of these describes a federal system of government? Options: Government is run by one political party. A single leader makes all of the government decisions. Individual states have power over the national government. Power is shared by the national and state governments.

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Power is shared by the national and state governments.

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What was the long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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Territories eventually became states.

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What was a fear of the Anti-Federalists?

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The federal government would be too strong.

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Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
how to respond to the interests of foreign countries,
how to address the concerns of farmers and ranchers,
how to balance the interests of large and small states,
how to get agreement between the eastern and western states

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how to balance the interests of large and small states

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What describes a republic? Options: a country led by a president, a government led by a powerful few, a parliamentary form of government, a country led by elected representatives

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a country led by elected representatives

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Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include? an end to slavery, an elected president , two houses of Congress, three branches of government

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three branches of government

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Following the American Revolution, what did Congress fear about a strong central government?

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rights for which people fought would be lost

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The number of members of which of these is affected by state population? Senate, Supreme Court, president's cabinet, House of Representatives

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House of Representatives