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WorksheetsUnit 3 SC PASS Review
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
The group known as _______ served as the South Carolina government during the American Revolution.
a)
General Assembly
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Committee of 99
d)
the Continentals
2.
Which group was responsible for raising an army, issuing currency, and enforcing the non-importation acts?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Committee of 99
c)
the Continentals
d)
the provincial congress
3.
The purpose of the ____________ was to get the backcountry loyalists to remain neutral during the Revolutionary War.
a)
non-importation acts
b)
Treaty of Ninety-Six
c)
Ordinance of Secession
d)
Treaty of Paris
4.
The bicameral legislature created by the first constitution means that _____________.
a)
the legislature is split into two houses
b)
there are 99 representatives in Congress
c)
the legislature have very little power
d)
the national government had more power than the states
5.
Representatives from South Carolina in the provincial congress mainly came from _______.
a)
the backcountry
b)
Columbia
c)
the upcountry
d)
the lowcountry
6.
Which of the following is an example of the colonists abolishing the royal government?
a)
signing the Treaty of Ninety-Six
b)
establishing South Carolina's first state constituion
c)
fighting against backcountry loyalists
d)
enforcing the Navigation Acts
7.
The power to veto laws was given to the ________ under the first South Carolina state constitution.
a)
the Committee of 99
b)
the lower house
c)
the upper house
d)
the president/governor
8.
Those from the _______ would not have supported the provincial congress.
a)
backcountry
b)
lowcountry
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Committee of 99
9.
The first constitution for the national government was known as ______________.
a)
the Constitution
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Treaty of Paris
10.
Who elected the representatives to the lower house under the first state constitution of South Carolina?
a)
the General Meeting
b)
the people
c)
the upper house
d)
the Committee of 99
11.
Who elected the representatives to the upper house under the first state constitution of South Carolina?
a)
the lower house
b)
the people
c)
the General Meeting
d)
the Committee of 99
12.
The president of governor was elected by _______ under the first state constitution of South Carolina.
a)
the lower house
b)
the legislature
c)
the people
d)
the Committee of 99
13.
What was the major issue with the Articles of Confederation (1783-1789)?
a)
Disagreement over slavery
b)
Government was too similar to a monarchy
c)
Weak national government
d)
Pressure from Great Britain
14.
Which backcountry event in Massachusetts led to states wanting to change the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The Battle of King's Mountain
b)
Stono Rebellion
c)
The Regulator Movement
d)
Shay's Rebellion
15.
Why did Daniel Shay lead a rebellion in the backcountry of Massachusetts?
a)
Slavery was being outlawed
b)
Farmers' land was being seized due to debts
c)
There were outlaws and no system of courts
d)
The backcountry had no political power
16.
At first, why was the Philadelphia Convention called together?
a)
To revise the Articles of Confederation
b)
Raise an army to fight Great Britain in the War of 1812
c)
Impose taxes on each of the states to pay off their war debts
d)
Create a new constitution for the United States
17.
South Carolina delegates at the Constitutional Convention would not have supported...
a)
the Virginia Plan.
b)
a three branch government.
c)
a stronger national government.
d)
the New Jersey Plan.
18.
As a state with a larger population South Carolina delegated did support....
a)
the Three-Fifths Compromise.
b)
the Virginia Plan.
c)
the New Jersey Plan.
d)
the national government being able to end the slave trade.
19.
The Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and Connecticut Plan all dealt with which issue at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Three Branch Government
b)
Representation in the Legislature
c)
Slavery
d)
Commerce
20.
The New Jersey Plan gave equal representation to each state and would have been supported by...
a)
anti-federalists
b)
Democratic-Republicans
c)
small states
d)
large states
21.
Someone who did not support a stronger national government was called a...
a)
loyalists
b)
federalists
c)
Regulator
d)
anti-federalists
22.
South Carolina delegates supported the ratification of the new Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
In order to appease the anti-federalists, what was added to the new Constitution after it was ratified?
a)
The Three branch government
b)
A Bill of Rights
c)
No taxes for 20 years
d)
The Supreme Court
24.
The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with which issue during the Constitutional Convention?
a)
State Representation
b)
Banning Slavery
c)
Interstate Trade
d)
Term Limits for Representatives
25.
Equal Representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives was a result of...
a)
the New Jersey Plan
b)
the Virginia Plan
c)
the Connecticut Compromise
d)
the Commerce Compromise
26.
The _______ is something most South Carolina delegates would have opposed at the Constitutional Convention.
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Supreme Court
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Great Compromise
27.
The ________ had issues because the national government had too little power to make decisions.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
State Constitutions of South Carolina
c)
United States Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
28.
After _______ the states were convinced that a stronger national government was needed.
a)
the Stono Rebellion
b)
Disputes in the Continental Congress
c)
changing from proprietary to royal colonies
d)
Shay's Rebellion in Massachusetts
29.
The convention called after Shay's Rebellion was held to _________.
a)
direct the Revolutionary War
b)
Revise the Articles of Confederation
c)
Establish a new constitution
d)
declare independence from Great Britain
30.
Why was the United States Constitution created in 1787?
a)
America needed a clear procedure for how to add new territories to the union
b)
The American government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak to effectively govern
c)
The newly formed United States did not have any system of government in place following the American Revolution
d)
Americans were tired of being ruled by George Washington and wished to hold new elections
31.
Solving the issue of _________ was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise.
a)
taxation without representation
b)
powers of the president
c)
banning slavery
d)
representation in Congress
32.
__________ would have been granted more power under the Virginia Plan.
a)
Agricultural states
b)
States with small populations
c)
Industrial States
d)
States with large populations
33.
If you supported the adoption of the Constitution you were known as a ________.
a)
abolitionist
b)
republican
c)
democrat
d)
federalist
34.
Know as __________, this group did not favor the new Constitution.
a)
anti-federalists
b)
democrats
c)
federalists
d)
republicans
35.
Under the New Jersey Plan _______ would have been favored.
a)
industrial states
b)
agricultural states
c)
states with small populations
d)
states with large populations
36.
The Constitutional Convention delegates solved the issue of Southern representation in Congress by _____________.
a)
organizing the legislative branch into two houses
b)
having every enslaved person count as three fifths of a person
c)
giving the Senate special powers
d)
having the electoral college select the president and vice-president
37.
____________ is a characteristic of the Legislative Branch.
a)
Housing secretaries for all departments
b)
Having the most power
c)
The House of Representatives being more powerful than the Senate
d)
Having a bicameral legislature
38.
Protecting _________ is the purpose for the Bill of Rights.
a)
rights of the President
b)
rights of wealthy business owners
c)
individual rights for each citizen
d)
any branches from gaining too much power
39.
____________ is an example of a Representative Democracy.
a)
Every citizen having the right to bear arms
b)
Congress having the power to declare war
c)
Citizens voting for senators
d)
The president vetoing a bill
40.
Dividing the system of government between the national and state governments is an example of ________
a)
Federalism
b)
Limited Government
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Representative Democracy
41.
After the American Revolution the ______ held most of the economic and political power.
a)
lowcountry
b)
piedmont
c)
tidewater
d)
upcountry
42.
The capital of South Carolina moved from Charleston to _________.
a)
Columbia
b)
Georgetown
c)
Greenville
d)
Ninety-Six
43.
The lowcountry elite did not trust the backcountry farmers with political power because they _____________.
a)
still supported Great Britain
b)
were well known criminals
c)
were uneducated
d)
did not own slaves
44.
Farming becoming difficult because the countryside was ravaged by the war and slaves, livestock, and goods were taken was a ______ struggle for the lowcountry and upcountry.
a)
political
b)
social
c)
non-existant
d)
economic
45.
The invention of the _______ would lead to more equal representation in the state legislature for the backcountry.
a)
railroad
b)
telephone
c)
cotton gin
d)
light bulb
46.
As a result of Eli Whitney's cotton gin, what impact did it have on the Upcountry and Lowcountry?
a)
Slavery quickly spread to the upcountry
b)
Slavery was soon unnecessary in the lowcountry
c)
Poor people in the upcountry refused to work for the elites of the lowcountry
d)
Elites moved from the lowcountry to the upcountry
47.
Differences between the regions of South Carolina started when the lowcountry viewed the upcountry as _________.
a)
elites
b)
uncivilized
c)
criminals
d)
northerners
48.
Tension grew between the lowcountry and upcountry mainly due to the issue of _________.
a)
taxes
b)
boundaries
c)
forming an army
d)
slavery
49.
In the lowcountry your social status depended on ____________.
a)
how rich you were
b)
if you were a politician
c)
your age
d)
how many slaves you owned
50.
What was the reasoning for moving the capital from Charleston to Columbia?
a)
Charleston had too much crime
b)
Columbia was centrally located for all citizens
c)
Columbia had become more important than Charleston
d)
Charleston had been destroyed during the war
51.
With the ________ the lowcountry agreed to reapportionment of representation based on the white population and taxable property.
a)
Treaty of Charleston
b)
Compromise of 1808
c)
Treaty of Ninety-Six
d)
Ordinance of Secession
52.
Which of the three branches of government includes the President, Vice President, and cabinet members?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme Court
53.
Which principle allows for the separation of US laws into state and federal laws?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Limited Government
d)
Federalism
54.
Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?
a)
A judge overturning a lower court decision
b)
A legislative bill being vetoed by the President
c)
A governor granting clemency (forgiveness) to a criminal
d)
A governor declaring a tax free period
55.
Which of the following best describes limited government?
a)
All power comes from checks and balances
b)
All power comes from the people (voters)
c)
All power comes from the king
d)
All power is given to the president
56.
Which of the following describes federalism?
a)
System with a weak central government and strong states
b)
System with a strong central government and weak states
c)
System of shared power between national and state governments
d)
System of shared power between national government and the king
57.
Which of the following best describes separation of powers?
a)
Having a three branch government system
b)
Having a US Constitution and state constitutions
c)
Having a series of courts that answer to the Supreme Court
d)
Having a US Constitution and Bill of Rights
58.
Which branch of government is able to veto laws?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Congress
d)
Legislative Branch
59.
Which branch of government makes sure that the laws are constitutional?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Government
60.
What document is the core of the United States Government?
a)
Preamble
b)
Star Spangled Banner
c)
United States Constitution
d)
America The Beautiful
61.
Preventing power concentrated in a central authority is known as what?
a)
Limited Government
b)
State Power
c)
Citizen Rights
d)
Popular Soveriengty
62.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as what?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
American Magna Carta
c)
Preamble
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