Chapter 7 Test
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| show | Shays's Rebellion grew out of discontent with heavy tax burdens.
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| What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention? | show 🗑
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| show | the giving of formal approval to certain documents
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| show | Continental Congress
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| What is a tariff? | show 🗑
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| What is a census? | show 🗑
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| What is 'right of deposit? | show 🗑
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| show | a section of land six miles square
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| What were the Bill of Rights ? | show 🗑
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| What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1785? | show 🗑
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| show | gave the means of adding new states to the Union
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| Why was The Federalist Papers written? | show 🗑
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| show | plan that created only a legislative body for governing the nation
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| What is the first paragraph of the Constitution named? | show 🗑
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| What is a 'bicameral system'? | show 🗑
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| show | Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
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| What powers did Congress have under the Articles of Confederation? | show 🗑
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| What could congress NOT do under the Articles of Confederation? | show 🗑
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| show | Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
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| show | It is older than all other constitutions of other nations.
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| show | The passage of navigation and tariff laws.
The counting of slaves for the purpose of representation.
State representation in the legislature.
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| What was the name of the compromise that settled the issue of the counting of slaves for representation and taxation? | show 🗑
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| show | the names given to those who opposed the acceptance of the Constitution.
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| show | the names given to those who favored the acceptance of the Constitution.
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| show | The Electoral Collage
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| What is the precise term that depicts the type of government created by the Constitution? | show 🗑
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| show | The compromise that provided for a bicameral system of legislature. Proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
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| show | The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
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| Describe a republic. | show 🗑
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| show | A democracy is rule by the people directly. In a true democracy, ruled for governing could change whenever the wishes of the majority changed.
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| Give a few reasons why the US Constitution as lasted as long as it has. | show 🗑
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| The most important legislation passed by the 'Confederation Congress' dealt with which issue? | show 🗑
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| show | Virginia
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| How did the Northwest Ordinance deal with the issue of slavery? | show 🗑
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| show | The first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It represents the rights held by American citizens
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| How many times has the constitution been amended over the past two hundred years? | show 🗑
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| show | No, it was kept secret.
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| What helps to keep the strength of each of the three branches of government under control? | show 🗑
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| show | The Executive Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
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| What is the 'Supreme Law of the Land'? | show 🗑
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| show | No. When it opened only a dozen men arrived. More finally showed up and in the end 12 out of the 13 states were represented.
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| Where did the Constitutional Convention take place, and who was chosen as the chairman? | show 🗑
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| Who was the treaty maker of the Confederation Congress sent to negotiate with Spain? | show 🗑
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| show | George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
George Mason
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| show | James Madison
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| What did the writers of the Constitution ALL agree on? | show 🗑
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| What is the role of the Legislative Branch? | show 🗑
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| show | To enforce the laws
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| What is the role of the Judicial Branch? | show 🗑
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