Unit 3

Question 1

Following the American Revolution, what did Congress fear about a strong central government?

Answer 1

rights for which people fought would be lost

Question 2

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not…

Answer 2

impose taxes

Question 3

What was the long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Answer 3

Territories eventually became states.

Question 4

What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?

Answer 4

land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes

Question 5

Why is Shays’ Rebellion an important event in U.S. history

Answer 5

It led to the passage of a new Constitution.

Question 6

What was the original purpose of the convention in May 1787

Answer 6

to revise the Articles of Confederation

Question 7

Why is James Madison known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

Answer 7

He was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention.

Question 8

Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 8

how to balance the interests of large and small states

Question 9

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to establish a republic. Which of these describes a republic?

Answer 9

a country led by elected representatives

Question 10

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?

Answer 10

three branches of government

Question 11

What did the Great Compromise decide?

Answer 11

representation in Congress

Question 12

The number of members of which of these is affected by state population?

Answer 12

House of Representatives

Question 13

What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?

Answer 13

giving up state power to form a stronger Union

Question 14

Which group casts votes to elect the president?

Answer 14

Electoral College

Question 15

Which of these describes a federal system of government?

Answer 15

Power is shared by the national and state governments.

Question 16

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

Answer 16

They supported the new constitution

Question 17

How did the states in Graph 2 want each enslaved person to be counted in determining representation?

Answer 17

the same as any other person

Question 18

How is the Constitution organized?

Answer 18

into parts called articles

Question 19

Why did the delegates start the Preamble to the Constitution with the words “We, the people”?

Answer 19

to state that government power comes from the people

Question 20

Why does each state have two senators?

Answer 20

to balance the rights of large and small states

Question 21

What is the primary work of Congress?

Answer 21

to make laws for the country

Question 22

What is the final step before a national bill becomes a law?

Answer 22

It is signed by the president.

Question 23

All of these are duties of the executive branch except

Answer 23

proposing new taxes.

Question 24

Which of these describes the responsibility of the judicial branch?

Answer 24

to resolve disputes under the law

Question 25

What name is given to the Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional?

Answer 25

judicial review

Question 26

What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?

Answer 26

to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

Question 27

An amendment to the Constitution can be ratified by three-fourths of the

Answer 27

state legislatures.

Question 28

Which of these can propose an amendment to the Constitution?

Answer 28

Congress

Question 29

Which of these powers should be in the middle section of this Venn Diagram?

Answer 29

raising taxes

Question 30

Which of these refers to the sharing of power between national and state governments?

Answer 30

federalism

Question 31

All of these are advantages to having states share a common market except that

Answer 31

trade outside of the country is prohibited.

Question 32

Why does the Constitution establish the principle of majority rule?

Answer 32

so decisions represent what most of the people want

Question 33

The U.S. population can directly participate in government in all of these ways except through

Answer 33

passing laws.

Question 34

In 1788, why did several states refuse to approve the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 34

It did not list the rights of the people.

Question 35

Which of these best describes James Madison’s role in the creation of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 35

author

Question 36

Which of these is one purpose of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 36

to limit the power of the federal government

Question 37

Which of these describes Thomas Jefferson’s belief about government and religion?

Answer 37

He believed in the separation of religion and government.

Question 38

What is included in the First Amendment to the Constitution?

Answer 38

The basic freedoms of all people

Question 39

Which of these is not included in the First Amendment?

Answer 39

freedom to vote

Question 40

How does freedom of the press help maintain a democratic society?

Answer 40

It allows individuals to be informed.

Question 41

Which of these would not be protected by the First Amendment?

Answer 41

damaging property in a protest march

Question 42

Which of these is a responsibility of the right to freedom of the press?

Answer 42

to tell the truth

Question 43

Which of these guarantees that a group has the right to gather to protest a tax they think is unfair?

Answer 43

the right to assemble

Question 44

The Second Amendment is often at the center of debate in this country. Which of these rights does it protect?

Answer 44

the right to own guns

Question 45

To which of these experiences did these three amendments respond?

Answer 45

British rule in colonial America

Question 46

What is meant by the “due process of law” included in the Fifth Amendment?

Answer 46

The government must follow rules as it carries out the law.

Question 47

The right to a speedy trial falls under the

Answer 47

Sixth Amendment

Question 48

What does the Ninth Amendment say about rights not listed in the Constitution?

Answer 48

There are rights beyond those listed.

Question 49

Why are these two amendments included in the Bill of Rights?

Answer 49

to keep a balance of power and rights