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Chapter 7
8th grade Tennessee book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a document stating the rules under which a government will operate? | Constitution |
| A person who runs the government and sees that laws are carried out is? | An executive |
| A period when buisness slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployement rises? | Economic Depression |
| Who led an uprising in Massachusetts? | Daniel Shays |
| Delegate from Virginia? | James Madison |
| Consists of a system of courts to interpret the law | Judicial branch |
| Conneticut man | Roger Sherman |
| Pensylvania guy | James wilson |
| Who was largely responsible for writing the preamble? | Gouverneur Morris |
| An agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants? | Compromise |
| Approve means to | Ratify |
| Alexander Hamilton and John Jay wrote the what? | Federalist papers |
| A Virginia man who argued against the Constitution? | George Mason |
| The state constitutions limited power of the governors because.. | They did not want to repeat the problems that caused the Revoulution |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was denied the powers to... | tax and regulate trade |
| the what provided a system for a territory to become a state? | The northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| Because of the weakness of the central government, British troops still held forts in the | Northwest Territory |
| How did Shays Rebellion help lead to an offer to revise the Articles of Confederation? | It demonstrated to many the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation. |
| The Virginia plan was written by who? | James Madison |
| Who wrote the New Jersey Plan? | William Paterson |
| Who wrote the Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman |
| How was the change in powers of congress in the constitution an improvement over the Articles of Confederation? | Congress could now raise taxes to pay the costs of running the government and could also regulate trade |
| The chief argument used by antifederalists was the constitution had no | Bill of rights |
| The Constitution can be changed by a majority in the senate? | False |
| Which amendment gave us freedom of speech? | First |
| Which amendments protect criminals? | 5 through 8 |
| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? | To Protect individual rights and basic freedoms and to satisfy antifederalists concerns about the need to limit the power of the central government |
| Besides reputation, the other major issue required delegates to compromise during the constitutional convention was... | Continuing slave trade |
| The first amendment would protect who? | People who wanted to put up a website critcizing a local government official |
| Some opposed the ratification of the constitution because | it did not protect individual rights |
| One obstacle to approving the Articles of Confederation was | some states did not want to give up their land west of the Appalachians |
| The bill of rights was added to the constitution because | it was added through the amendment process |
| Under the bill of rights, what is protected | Freedom of speech, religion, and press |
| The one reason many people called for changes to the A.O.C was | they believed that a weak central government was ineffective |
| "We the people," means | The citizens had authority over the constitution |
| Shays rebellions pushed people to revise the A.O.C because | It made people worry about how a weak central government would take care of future rebellions |
| The original United states constitution did not have | a Bill of Rights |
| the passage of the land Ordinance of 1785 meant? | Settlers and investors could buy formerly public lands |
| As part of the Great compromise how many of the enslave population in the state were included when determining representation in congress? | three-fifths |
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