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Ch.7 Test - A More Perfect Union

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the American Revolution, most states allowed only white men who were at least 21 years old to vote.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Slavery was a major source of labor in the North.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention included Native Americans, African Americans, and women.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Anti-Federalists supported the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Having two separate lawmaking chambers is...

a)

manumission

b)

bicameral

c)

depreciate

6.

Which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?

a)

Confederation Law

b)

Morris Ordinance

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Ordinance of 1785

7.

The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by how many states?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

all 13

8.

Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

Under the federal system of government, what or who is the final authority?

a)

Constitution

b)

court system

c)

president

d)

states

10.

What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River?

a)

Mississippi Territory

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

Ohio Territory

d)

Western Territory

11.

The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and

a)

women's right to vote

b)

the need for getting money

c)

the practice of slavery

d)

the right of rebellion

12.

Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work toward a new national government based on the

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New York Plan

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

Northwest Territory Plan

13.

Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved

a)

Washington's Compromise

b)

the Three-Fifths Compromise

c)

the Two-Thirds Compromise

d)

the Great Compromise

14.

Men who supported the Constitution were called

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

the Electoral College

15.

People who indirectly elect the president are called

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

the Electoral Collage

d)

Framers

16.

The system that keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power, is called

a)

the Electoral College

b)

checks and balances

c)

Federalism

d)

compromise

17.

The branch of the government that is headed by the president is called the

a)

constitutional branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

legislative branch

18.

The branch of government that deals with the court system is called the

a)

constitutional branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

legislative branch

19.
The main problem with the Articles of Confederation was that 
a)
it was too weak to handle the nation's problems
b)
it took too much power away from the people
c)
people's rights were not being protected
d)
the president became like a king
20.
the sharing of power between the national government and the states is called
a)
federalism
b)
checks and balances
c)
confederation
d)
amendment
21.
The main goal of the Constitutional Convention was to
a)
revise the Articles of Confederation
b)
give more power to the wealthy and educated
c)
tell the British to get out of the Northwest Territory
d)
raise money by adding new taxes
22.
The issue of counting slaves as part of the population was settled by the
a)
3/5 compromise
b)
Great compromise
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
slave compromise
23.
What is an amendment? 
a)
an official change
b)
rights that must be protected
c)
a power given to the president
d)
a longstanding belief or practice
24.
What does ratify mean? 
a)
to approve
b)
to change
c)
to protect
d)
to stop
25.

to give up

a)

quit

b)

abandon

c)

enlist

d)

ordinance

26.

What does a "firm league of friendship" imply for the relationship of the states?

a)

States can help one another only in desperate situations.

b)

States can pick which states they want to help.

c)

States can rely on another state only when it is beneficial for the states involved.

d)

States must unite together to protect each other for their mutual well-being.

27.

Which uprising occurred when the petitions of the Massachusetts famers, as stated in the quote, went unanswered?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Greenwich Revolt

c)

Shays's Rebellion

d)

Springfield's Uprising

28.

According to this excerpt, for how long does the vice president hold office?

a)

for life

b)

four years

c)

six years

d)

two terms

29.

According to the chart, who held the power to create/coin money?

a)

National Government

b)

National and State Governments

c)

State Governments

d)

City Council

30.

As shown in the graph, which state had the most enslaved African Americans?

a)

KY - Kentucky

b)

RI - Rhone Island

c)

NY - New York

d)

VA - Virginia

31.

As shown in the graph, which state has the least enslaved African Americans?

a)

VA - Virginia

b)

NY - New York

c)

MA - Maine

d)

RI - Rhode Island