Question 1

Which of the following is a check against presidential power in the Constitution?

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A)   Only the Senate can override a president's veto.
B)   The Senate can impeach the president for "high crimes and misdemeanors."
C)   The Senate can remove the president from office after impeaching him.
D)   Congress can reject all presidential appointments.
E)   Although the president appoints Federal judges, they serve for ten years to ensure their independence.

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Treaty of Greenville

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The Treaty of Greenville was signed on A...

Question 3

What occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

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A)   James Madison wanted to start over from scratch.
B)   Ben Franklin wanted the Iroquois Confederacy to sign the document too.
C)   Patrick Henry finally gave his approval to the new government.
D)   Ben Franklin urged the delegates to approve the Constitution.
E)   Gouverneur Morris requested that Madison and Hamilton rewrite significant parts of the document.

Question 4

Battles over Indian territory continued after ratification of the Constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As designed by the Constitution:

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A)   the president was elected by popular vote.
B)   senators were to serve two-year terms.
C)   federal judges were appointed by the president, not elected by the people.
D)   the congressional representatives were to be appointed by state legislatures.
E)   the Supreme Court justices were to serve ten-year terms.

Question 6

What helped to encourage ratification of the Constitution?

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A)   James Madison's refusal to include a Bill of Rights.
B)   The idea that the elite would run the country.
C)   Some workers thought it would give a boost to the economy.
D)   Thomas Jefferson's essays on government.
E)   The promise to Virginians that they would gain more western territory.

Question 7

The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because:

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A)   the English had one, so America ought to mirror that example.
B)   the right to bear arms for the militia should be guarded by law.
C)   using the examples of Wilkes and Zenger, the protection of speech and press was essential.
D)   it would secure the minority against the usurpation and tyranny of the majority.
E)   ratification of the Constitution was in doubt without the inclusion of the Bill of Rights.

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights refers to the first t...

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Anti-Federalists

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The Anti-Federalists were a group of ind...

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Alexander Hamilton

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A)  an Anti-Federalist
B)  Treaty of Greenville
C)  Notes on the State of Virginia
D)  Letters from an American Farmer
E)  led uprising of Massachusetts farmersF) AgrippaG) willed his slaves to be freed upon the death of his wifeH) defeated by Little TurtleI) served as a diplomat to England and was unable to attend the Constitutional ConventionJ) author of most of The Federalist essaysK) father of the ConstitutionL) Secretary of War

Question 11

During the process of ratifying the Constitution:

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A)   two states, Rhode Island and North Carolina, voted against ratification.
B)   Alexander Hamilton reversed himself and argued against ratification.
C)   propertied men and urban dwellers formed the chief support for the Anti-Federalists.
D)   northern state conventions unanimously supported ratification while southern ones were deeply divided.
E)   Thomas Jefferson sent numerous letters from Paris opposing passage, but he was too far away to be really influential.

Question 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Letters from an American Farmer

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Letters from an American Farmer is a ser...

Question 13

The New Jersey Plan proposed a single-house legislature,which gave each state one vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What influenced men's decisions regarding whether to support ratification of the Constitution?

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A)   Their love of civil liberties.
B)   Their distrust of George Washington.
C)   George Washington's eagerness to serve as first president.
D)   How slavery would be weaker.
E)   Their economic statuses and geographical locations.

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Somerset case

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A)  annuity system
B)  unicameral system
C)  first written American constitution
D)  abolished in 1808
E)  two houses based on proportional representationF) separation of powersG) division of powersH) essays that generated support for Constitutional ratificationI) amendmentsJ) citizenship limited to whites onlyK) slave compromiseL) ruled slavery unlawful in England

Question 16

The fugitive slave clause in the Constitution was ambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Based on the Naturalization Act of 1790,who would have been allowed to become an American citizen?

Accepted Answer

A)   A person from India.
B)   A German immigrant.
C)   An African immigrant.
D)   A Chinese woman.
E)   A Native American Indian.

Question 18

Which state would have been pleased by both the New Jersey Plan and the three-fifths clause?

Accepted Answer

A)   Massachusetts.
B)   Connecticut.
C)   New Jersey.
D)   Virginia.
E)   Georgia.

Question 19

In regard to slavery,what did the Constitution do?

Accepted Answer

A)   It allowed slavery but also contained a potential method to end slavery.
B)   It fully defined who was a slave.
C)   It made slavery mandatory in the South.
D)   It ended the external slave trade immediately.
E)   It established a twenty-year limit on the buying and selling of slaves within the United States.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-New Jersey Plan

Accepted Answer

A)  annuity system
B)  unicameral system
C)  first written American constitution
D)  abolished in 1808
E)  two houses based on proportional representationF) separation of powersG) division of powersH) essays that generated support for Constitutional ratificationI) amendmentsJ) citizenship limited to whites onlyK) slave compromiseL) ruled slavery unlawful in England

Exam 7: Founding a Nation,1783-1791

What occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

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What helped to encourage ratification of the Constitution?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Alexander Hamilton

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The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because:

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The New Jersey Plan proposed a single-house legislature,which gave each state one vote.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Somerset case

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Which of the following is a check against presidential power in the Constitution?

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Based on the Naturalization Act of 1790,who would have been allowed to become an American citizen?

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As designed by the Constitution:

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Anti-Federalists

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Bill of Rights

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Battles over Indian territory continued after ratification of the Constitution.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -New Jersey Plan

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Letters from an American Farmer

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