Chapter 7

What group of Americans initially opposed ratification of the Constitution?

• those who favored having a monarchy

• those who opposed having three branches of government

• those who opposed a strong national government

• those who favored a strong national government

Which constitutional clause conflicts with the ideals of freedom, liberty, and democracy?

• the coinage clause

• the commerce clause

• the slave importation clause

• the full faith and credit clause

How many amendments to the Constitution were proposed in July 1788?

• 2

• 10

• 12

• 85

Which power did the commerce clause give the federal government?

• the power to enforce executive orders

• the power to maintain a standing army

• the power to print the national currency

• the power to regulate interstate trade

Why did James Madison propose 12 official amendments to the Constitution?

• to unify the federalists and anti-federalists

• to defend the powers of the federal government

• to ensure that the document was ratified by all states

• to model the central government after the states

Which issue brought about Shays’s Rebellion?

• voting rights

• soldiers’ pay

• debt repayment

• trade regulation

Who was Daniel Shays trying to help with his rebellion?

• himself, to get his pay as a soldier

• farmers who had debts and no cash on hand

• citizens who needed encouragement to vote

• government officials who were not being paid

Which statement about the Virginia Plan is true?

• It gave equal representation in only the lower house.

• It proposed abolishing slavery over the course of a decade.

• It proposed excluding enslaved people from a state’s population count.

• It gave proportional representation in both the upper and lower houses.

What is the primary way states limited the power of governors?

• by creating legislatures with two houses

• by creating the role of attorney general

• by establishing independent judiciaries

• by establishing free elections

Which article of the Constitution made adding the Bill of Rights possible?

• Article 1

• Article 4

• Article 5

• Article 7