U.S. History Midterm Review

A policy of neutrality and presidential cabinet are examples of

• a precedent established by Washington

• Washington’s expansion of presidential power

• Washington’s interpretation of the Constitution

• Debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

Which statement best describes the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

• To gain support for ratifying the Constitution

• To gain support for adding a Bill of Rights

• To gain support for declaring independence from Britain

• To gain support for states’ rights

The main objection to the adoption of the United States Constitution was based primarily on the belief that

• the number of new states admitted to the Union should be limited

• individual freedoms could be restricted by a strong central government

• a separate judiciary would make the government ineffective

• slave populations gave the South too much power

European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...

• little medical aid was available so far from European urban centers
• the European conquerors deliberately accelerated the spread of the most deadly strains
• the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases
• the vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick

What happened to many of the native people when Europeans began establishing settlements?

• They became government leaders in the new settlements.

• They began living in the settlements with the colonists.

• They were forced to move, forced into slavery, or were killed.

• They traveled to England and started their own colonies.

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights?

• they wanted to keep the government small

• they wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday

• they wanted to keep the government big and strong

• they wanted to make sure individual states rights were protected

What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To establish a system of slavery in the United States.

• To grant enslaved individuals full citizenship rights.

• To determine how enslaved individuals would be counted for representation.

• To abolish slavery in the United States.

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one? (Consent of the governed)

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Voltaire
• Rousseau

Which of the following statements most accurately describes judicial review?

• the power to nominate and appoint new judges

• the power to reverse the decisions of lower courts

• the power to review presidential actions

• the power to declare laws unconstitutional

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

• McCullough v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• US v. Nixon

• Baker v. Carr