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pre ap history 1
chapter 7 review
| question | answer |
|---|---|
| set up a system for governing new territories. | northwest ordinance |
| protected basic liberties of citizens. | bill of rights |
| defined principles and organization of government. | constitution |
| defined the rights of british monarchs and citizens. | magna carta |
| created a loose alliance of the independant states. | articles of confederation |
| division of the responsibilities of government branches. | seperation of powers |
| make changes to a document. | amend |
| agreement in which each side gives up some demands. | compromise |
| give up any claim to territories. | cede |
| carry out, do what is required. | execute |
| the plan that resolved the conflict between the two plans of government during the Constitutional Convention was known as what plan? | the great compromise |
| according to the northwest ordinance, a territory was required to have a population of how many people before it could become a state? | 60 thousand free settlers. |
| who was an enlightenment writer that stressed that powers of the government should be clearly defined and divided? | baron de montesquieu |
| it was necesary for how many states of the thirteen to ratify the constitution before it becomes a law? | nine |
| who was a writer in the enlightenment who believed that the relationship between the government and the governed was a social contract? | John Locke |
| how did americans such as george washington react to the violance of shay's rebellion? | they wanted the articles of confederation revised. |
| what did the founding fathers learn from the example of the roman republic? | the value of universal voting rights. |
| both benjamin franklin and james maddison were what? | delegates to the constitutional convention |
| which of the following was part of the great compromise? | slaves counted as three fifths of a person. |
| which of the following was a basic idea of the magna carta? | most property belonged to the state. |
| who were two of the leading delegates to the constitutional convention? | george washington and alexander hamilton |
| which is one reason that states wrote constitutions? | to spell out the rights of citizens. |
| which of the following was a weakness of the articles of confederation? | the central government had too much power. |
| which of the following was a weakness of the articles of confederation? | there was no executive to carry out the laws |
| which of the following was part of the great compromise reached at the constitutional convention? | each state would have equal representation in the house of representatives. |
| which of these statements best describes the ratification of the constitution? | most states were initially against ratification. |
| which person would be most likely to agree with webster's remark? | edmund randolph |
| what one of these statements best reflects noah webster's position on the above quote? | individual states have too much power to form a true nation. |
| what does webster mean when he calls the united states a pretended union? | no real power rests within the federal government. |
| which of the following is the best interpretation of webster's remarks? | the nation needs to be a strong central government to be effective. |
| t or f: loyalists maintaned that a strong national government could be effective and still protect states rights. | false, patriots |
| t or f: small states favored the new jersey plan because the plan was similar to their state constitutions. | true |
| t or f:both the virginia plan and the new jersey plan supported the idea of having three branches of government | true |
| t or f:one of the reasons states wrote constitutions was to limit the power of the government. | true |
| t or f:both the new jersey plan and the articles of confederation made provisions for each state to have one vote in congress | true |
| t or f: according to the constitution, states were to count one quarter of their slaves when determining the number of representatives for their state in congress | false, five thirds |
| t or f: the bill of rights became part of the us constitution through the process of ammendment | true |
| t or f: many americans demanded that the articles of confederation be changeds because of a belief that the government had failed to solve economic problems. | true |
| t or f: the northwest ordinance gave each territory the power to declare itself a state when it's population reached 100000 | false, 60000 |
| t or f: federalists insisted that a bill of rights be included in the new constitution to protect the basic rights of the governed | false, antifederalists |
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