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WorksheetsSTAAR Revolution to Contitution 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?
The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens.
A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states.
The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.
A republican system of government will better represent large states.
John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?
By writing the Articles of Confederation
By serving as commander in chief of the Continental army
By organizing Committees of Correspondence
By signing the Declaration of Independence
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War
The British victory extended the fighting for another year
The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army
The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority
The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States
In the Republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portional lotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself...
What assurance did this argument give to those who opposed ratifying the Constitution?
The amendment process would allow state governments to nullify federal law.
Making the federal government superior to state governments would ensure greater stability.
The rights of citizens would be better protected by having both federal and state levels of government.
Giving greater power to the federal government would allow it to assist states in times of crisis.
How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?
By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions
By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves
By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies
By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors
Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?
It increased the political influence of the south
It allowed indentured servants to become citizens
It decreased the federal tax on property in the South
It allowed the South to expand its industrial output
Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.
Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.
Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army
Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony’s militia
Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?
Any congressional action required executive approval
Congress lacked the power to declare war.
Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states
Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade
During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued —
against increased power for the national government
for the dissolution of state governments
against the passage of a bill of rights
for the creation of a strong executive branch
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved
The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France
The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —
method to purchase territory from foreign powers
procedure for military takeovers of existing countries
process through which states could be added to the Union
compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West
This information was included in a slide-show presentation to a high school history class:
Strengths:
*Ability to declare war
• Ability to make treaties
• Authority to operate post offices
Which document was the focus of this presentation?
The Mayflower Compact
The Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown BELOW?
CONGRESS PASSES A LAW --- PRESIDENT VETOES A LAW--- CONGRESS OVERRIDES THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO
Judicial review
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Federalism
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?
“No freeman shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.” —Magna Carta, 1215
Federalism
Due Process
A Bicameral legislature
The social Contract
The President . . . shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur. — U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2
This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?
Federalism
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Individual rights
