Log in
Sign up for FREE
arrow_back
Library

UNIT 5 DIRECT STUDY GUIDE - FIRST GOVERNMENTS & THE CONSTITUTION

star
star
star
star
star
Last updated about 2 months ago
50 questions
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Required
2
Question 1
1.

What kind of government did the Articles of Confederation create?

Question 2
2.

Which weakness in the Articles of Confederation made it difficult for Congress to be effective?

Question 3
3.

From the viewpoint of a settler, what was a positive feature of the Ordinance of 1785 and related laws?

Question 4
4.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was limited because it could not

Question 5
5.

What was one way the Land Act of 1800 was different from both the Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance?

Question 6
6.

Many settlers in America started thinking the country needed a stronger central government to

DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
“There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted: Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.” —from the Northwest Ordinance, 1787
Question 7
7.

This clause from the Northwest Ordinance was

Question 8
8.

According to this excerpt, which of the following was true about the Northwest Territory?

“It seemed necessary, for the security of property among uninformed, and perhaps licentious [lacking in morals] people, as the greater part of those who go there are, that a strong toned government should exist, and the rights of property be clearly defined.” —letter, “To George Washington from Richard Henry Lee”, July 15, 1787
Question 9
9.

Which of the following is the best description of the type of people who were settling the Northwest Territory, according to Richard Henry Lee?

Question 10
10.

According to the excerpt, what might happen if the Northwest Territory lacked a strong government and clearly defined property rights?

Question 11
11.

Massachusetts farmers revolted in Shay's Rebellion of 1786–1787 because

Question 12
12.

How did free African Americans respond to ongoing discrimination in the Northern states?

Question 13
13.

Why was a constitutional convention called in 1787?

Question 14
14.

Which plan called for a stronger national government?

Question 15
15.

What did some of the Constitutional delegates worry would happen without a Bill of Rights?

Question 16
16.

How did the Constitutional Convention address the buying and selling of enslaved people?

Question 17
17.

Which idea from the Magna Carta was incorporated into the U.S. Constitution?

Question 18
18.

How did the French writer Montesquieu influence the U.S. Constitution?

Question 19
19.

The concept that power should be shared between the national government and state governments is called

Question 20
20.

What is the job of the judicial branch of the federal government?

Question 21
21.

During the ratification debate, Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily divided over the

Question 22
22.

Why was it critical that the states of New York and Virginia ratify the U.S. Constitution?

DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. . . . In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to controul the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to controul itself.” —from The Federalist, No. 51, by James Madison or Alexander Hamilton, February 8, 1788
Question 23
23.

According to this passage,

Question 24
24.

This excerpt argues that

“The executive and the legislative are so dangerously blended as to give just cause of alarm . . . in such vague and indefinite expressions . . . that the authors dare not hazard to a clear investigation.” —from Observations on the New Constitution, by Mercy Otis Warren, 1788
Question 25
25.

In the view of Mercy Otis Warren, the Constitution lacked

Question 26
26.

Mercy Otis Warren probably thought that the Constitution gave too much power to

Question 27
27.

In the United States, the people rule through elected representatives who make laws on behalf of the people. This is an example of the constitutional principle of

Question 28
28.

Which is an example of a concurrent power?

Question 29
29.

The power of the Supreme Court to declare a presidential action unconstitutional is an example of the constitutional principle of

Question 30
30.

In which part of the Constitution are freedom of speech and freedom of religion protected?

Question 31
31.

The authority of the nation’s people to establish a system of government that promotes their well-being is the principle of

Question 32
32.

Evolving interpretations of constitutional language, as well as the amendment process, have been used to

Question 33
33.

Which act would be protected under the Bill of Rights in the First Amendment?

Question 34
34.

Which of the following is one role of the legislative branch?

Question 35
35.

What is the primary duty of the executive branch?

Question 36
36.

One role of the judicial branch is to

Question 37
37.

Which of the following guarantees the right to be protected from unfair government actions?

Question 38
38.

Which of the following is a responsibility that comes with U.S. citizenship?

DIRECTIONS: Multi-Select Indicate the answer choice OR answer choices that best complete the statement or answer the question. Select ALL that apply.
Question 39
39.

Under the New Jersey Plan proposed by William Paterson, the new nation’s government would have

Question 40
40.

Which events led to discussing changes to the Articles of Confederation?

Question 41
41.

Roger Sherman resolved the Constitutional Convention’s dispute between large and small states regarding their representation in Congress by proposing

Question 42
42.

Through applying the views of English philosopher John Locke, the Framers viewed the U.S. Constitution as a

Question 43
43.

Which provision in the U.S. Constitution provides for the indirect election of the president and vice president?

Question 44
44.

The Constitution creates three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. This constitutional principle is called

Question 45
45.

Which of the following is an example of implied powers of Congress?

Question 46
46.

What is the role of district courts?

Question 47
47.

Which of the following are responsibilities of each American citizen?

Question 48
48.

What does the image represent in regards to government?

Question 49
49.

Which of the following can be inferred from this map of the Northwest Territory?

Question 50
50.

Based on the map, it is reasonable to conclude that many of the first settlers from the original states made their way to the Northwest Territory via the...