Midterm Study Guide

What kind of government is the United States?

• Direct Democracy

• 4. Monarchy

  
  

• constitutional federal republic

• Oligarchy

In a direct democracy like that practiced in Athens which is a potential downside?

• No protections for minority groups

• Only people of high social status could vote.

• 3. There was no Citizen participation

  
  

• All of the above

How many Amendments are there to the Constitution?

1. 
   

• 37

• 27

• 15

• 35

In what year was the U.S. government formed (In the way we know it now)?

1. 
   

• 1776

• 1787

• 1800

• 1812

What was the slogan used by the American colonists in response to British taxation?

• "No Taxation Without Representation"

  
  

• "No Freedom Without Equality"

• "No Trade Without Consent"

• "No Law Without Justice"

Which rebellion highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

1. 
   

• 3. The Boston Massacre

  
  

• Shays' Rebellion

• The Whiskey Rebellion

• The Pontiac Rebellion

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

1. 
   

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• 4. James Madison

  
  

• John Jay

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

• A compromise on how many votes each state would have

• A method for counting enslaved individuals for representation purposes

• An agreement on the number of states needed to ratify the Constitution

• A plan to reduce the size of the federal government

What does Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution deal with?

1. 
   

• The process for amending the Constitution

• The relationship between States

• 4. The powers of the federal judiciary

  
  

• The supremacy of State over federal law

What did Article 5 of the Constitution address?

• The method for amending the Constitution

• 4. The powers of the President

  
  

• 4. The structure of the judicial branch

  
  

• The powers of Congress