| Question | Answer |
| Shays's Rebellion grew out of what | Discontent with heavy taxes |
| What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention | j |
| Did the states give up most of their important governmental powers in order to join the Confederation | No |
| Did all thirteen states eagerly send representatives to the Constitutional Convention | No |
| What helps to keep the strength of each of the three branches of government under control | The separation of powers and the system of checks and balances |
| Have there been many major changes in constitutional law over the past two hundred years | No |
| Does the Bill of Rights list all of the rights held by American citizens | No |
| How were the activities of the Constitutional Convention kept throughout the meetings | Secret |
| Did the Northwest Ordinances protect slavery in the western lands | No |
| Are the laws passed by Congress the supreme laws of the land | No |
| A section of land six miles square | Township |
| The freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at a foreign location | Right of deposit |
| The giving of formal approval to certain documents | Ratification |
| Charge on imported goods | Tariff |
| A count of the population | Census |
| Plan that created only a legislative body for governing the nation | Articles of Confederation |
| An attempt to persuade the states to ratify the Constitution | The Federalist Papers |
| Contained the means of adding new states to the Union | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| Organized western land sales | Northwest Ordinance of 1785 |
| Guarantees that were added to the Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| In what city and in what building did delegates meet and devise the new Consitution | Independence Hall in Philadelphia |
| What was the name of the compromise that settled the issue of the counting of slaves for representation and taxation | three-fifths compromise |
| Who was the experienced treaty maker sent by the Confederation Congress to negotiate with Spain | John Jay |
| What were the names given to those who favored and those who opposed the acceptance of the Constitution | Federalists and Antifederalists |
| What is the precise term that depicts the type of government created by the Constitution | Republic |
| What system did the Constitution devise to elect a president | Electoral college |
| Who was chosen as chairman of the Constitutional Convention | George Washington |
| What is the name given to the first paragraph of the constitution | Preamble |
| What two plans were merged to form the Great Compromise | New Jersey and Virginia plans |
| What is the commonly stated function of the judicial branch | Interpretation of the law |
| The Consitution of the United States is | Older than all constitutions of other nations |
| What are the freedoms guaranteed under the First Ammendment | Freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of speech |
| Which major state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation | Virginia |
| Did Alexander Hamilton attend the Consitutitional Convention | Yes |
| Before and during most of the War for Independence, what were the colonies governed by | Continental Congress |
| Who were the writers of The Federalist Papers | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison |
| Did the writers of the Constitution agree that the new government should be a democracy | No |
| What could the Confederation Congress levy taxes | No |
| What did the writers of the Constitution not compromise on | The abandonment of the Articles of Confederation |
| What did the most important legislation passed by the Confederation Congress deal with | The western lands |
| Explain the basic difference between a republic and a democracy | Essay: see text p.115 |
| Why has the Constitution endured as a successful guide for government | Essay: see text p.121-122 |
