WorksheetsAPUSH Chapter 9 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
---Articles of Confederation, Article III
This excerpt indicates that the states entered into the Articles of Confederation for which of these purposes?
to protect the rights of the citizens
to ensure uniformity of the laws
to protect each other again attacks
to guarantee republican governance
"One of the first decisions made at the Constitutional Convention was to keep the discussions secret. Several of the delegates took extensive notes, but these notes were not published until decades later."
---"Exploring Constitutional Conflicts," University of Missouri at Kansas City
Which of these statements best explains why the delegates adopted this rule?
The delegates could speak freely without fearing the consequences of what they said.
Foreign government would not be able to gain an advantage in diplomatic negotiations.
The new plan of government could be crafted to benefit the nation's elite without offending common people.
Opponents of the new Constitution would have little information about the new plan of government until it was too late to launch their attacks.
Nearly all of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention would have agreed with which of the following statements?
Larger states should have more representation in Congress.
The powers of the National government need to be expanded.
Ordinary citizens should be involved in all political decisions.
Protecting individual liberty is the top priority of any republican government.
What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
the types of powers given to Congress
the number of branches of the federal government
the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress
the number of representatives in Congress each state would have
Which of the following resolved the dispute between the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
Bill of Rights
Pinckney's Plan
The Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Which of the following issues led delegates to the Constitutional Convention to agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
the debate between Virginia and New Jersey
disagreements over taxation
slavery in the southern states
national vetoes of state laws
The outcome of the Constitutional Convention differed from the original purpose of the meeting because the meeting was originally intended to
amend rather than completely replace the Articles of Confederation
prevent the problem of majority tyranny rather than create a more democratic system
protect individual liberties rather than increase the powers of the national government
fix the weaknesses of the state governments rather than the weaknesses of the national governments
Which of the following people would have been most likely to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
a white small farmer from the Northwest Territory
a freed African American landowner from Connecticut
a wealthy white plantation owner from Virginia
an immigrant middle-class New York City merchant
The Constitution created a bicameral legislature because the delegates reached a compromise about
which powers Congress should have.
what limits to place on the powers of Congress.
how states should be given Congressional representation.
who should have the right to vote in Congressional elections.
"What have you been contending for these ten years past? Liberty! What is Liberty? The power of governing yourselves. If you adopt this Constitution, have you this power? No: you give it into the hands of a set of men who live one thousand miles distant from you."
---James Lincoln
Based on this quote, it can be inferred that James Lincoln would have supported
the abolition of slavery
a strong states' rights view
the leader of Shays' Rebellion
locating the national capital in Virginia
Which statement explains why Federalists promised to add a bill of rights once the Constitution was ratified?
They wanted to assure Antifederalists that the new federal government would respect individual liberties
They wanted to demonstrate that the system of checks and balances would effectively limit the power of the federal government
They wanted to make sure that the new system went into effect with a minimum set of civil and criminal laws already in existence
They wanted to show that the Constitution truly embodied the republican principles for which the Revolutionary War had been fought.
Among the important changes brought about by the American Revolution was
the abolition of slavery everywhere except South Carolina and Georgia
a strong movement toward equality of property rights
the increasing separation of church and state
full equality and voting right for women
Despite the Revolution's emphasis on human rights and equality, the Founding Fathers failed to abolish slavery because
they saw it as necessary to maintain American power.
they feared black rebellion if slavery were removed.
of their fear that a fight over slavery would destroy fragile national unity
almost none of them believed that slavery was wrong
The ideal of "republican motherhood" that emerged from the American Revolution held that
women should be rewarded politically for having helped establish the American republic
women had a special responsibility to cultivate the "civic virtues" of republicanism in their children
the government should establish social services to help mothers raise their children
mothers should be granted full policial and economic rights in the American republic
One way that American independence actually harmed the nation's economic fortunes was by
ending American trade with other European countries
abolishing the stable currency system that had existed under the empire
cutting off American trade with the British empire
weakening the manufacturing efforts begun under the British
