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CHAPTER 2: The Constitution
MULTIPLE CHOICE
a. |
Germany. |
b. |
France and Ireland. |
c. |
England and Scotland. |
d. |
Spain. |
e. |
Sweden and the Netherlands. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 24
a. |
were located along the Atlantic seaboard of today’s United States. |
b. |
were established on the west coast of what became the United States. |
c. |
stretched along the northern tier of what became the United States. |
d. |
were restricted to the southern part of what became the United States. |
e. |
stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 24
a. |
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
b. |
Massachusetts Body of Liberties |
c. |
Mayflower Compact |
d. |
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges |
e. |
U.S. Constitution |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 25
a. |
established the Articles of Confederation. |
b. |
was essentially a bill of rights. |
c. |
provided for the popular election of a governor and judges in an early settlement of Connecticut. |
d. |
was America’s first written constitution. |
e. |
was essentially a social contract. |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 25
a. |
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
b. |
Massachusetts Body of Liberties |
c. |
Mayflower Compact |
d. |
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges |
e. |
Pennsylvania Frame of Government |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 25
a. |
were keen to break free of British colonial rule. |
b. |
despised the British monarchy. |
c. |
were loyal to the British monarch and viewed Britain as their homeland. |
d. |
were loyal to France. |
e. |
were secretly planning to declare their independence from Britain. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 26
a. |
the British relinquished their authority over the American colonies. |
b. |
the relationship between Britain and its American colonies was permanently altered. |
c. |
the British government repealed the taxes it had imposed on the American colonies. |
d. |
the French expanded their control over several southern colonies. |
e. |
most of the colonists were anxious to strengthen their ties to the British government. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 26
a. |
when the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
b. |
when Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded. |
c. |
after writing the Articles of Confederation. |
d. |
after adopting the Declaration of Independence. |
e. |
in the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War. |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 27
a. |
the Sugar Act |
b. |
the Stamp Act |
c. |
the “Intolerable Acts” |
d. |
the Coercive Acts |
e. |
taxes on glass, paint, and lead |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 27
a. |
Income |
b. |
Sugar |
c. |
Stamp |
d. |
Importation |
e. |
Tea |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 27
a. |
declared that there could be “no taxation without war.” |
b. |
wrote Common Sense. |
c. |
proposed that the colonies impose a sugar tax on Britain. |
d. |
declared that there could be “no taxation without representation.” |
e. |
wrote A Handbook for Dumping Tea. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 27
a. |
1732 |
b. |
1773 |
c. |
1776 |
d. |
1781 |
e. |
1786 |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 27
a. |
Stamp Act |
b. |
Articles of Confederation |
c. |
Boston Tea Party |
d. |
Sugar Act |
e. |
Declaration of Independence |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 27
a. |
The First Continental Congress decided that the colonies should send a petition to King George III to explain their grievances. |
b. |
The Second Continental Congress urged the colonists to dress as Mohawk Indians and dump chests of British tea into Boston Harbor as a gesture of tax protest. |
c. |
The Second Continental Congress assumed the powers of a central government. |
d. |
The First Continental Congress required each colony to establish an army. |
e. |
In response to the Coercive Acts, the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in 1774. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 27-28
a. |
Washington and Philadelphia |
b. |
Baltimore and Albany |
c. |
Plymouth and Jamestown |
d. |
Lexington and Concord |
e. |
Boston and Richmond |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 28
a. |
Alexander Hamilton’s |
b. |
Thomas Jefferson’s |
c. |
Benjamin Franklin’s |
d. |
Roger Sherman’s |
e. |
Thomas Paine’s |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 28
a. |
contended that America could survive economically on its own and no longer needed its British connection. |
b. |
argued against breaking ties with Britain. |
c. |
urged the colonists to rethink their unhappiness with Britain, because America needed the strong central government of Britain in order to survive. |
d. |
denounced the Declaration of Independence. |
e. |
laid out the strategy for the Boston Tea Party. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 28
a. |
John Locke |
b. |
James Otis, Jr. |
c. |
Patrick Henry |
d. |
Roger Sherman |
e. |
Philip Livingston |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 30
a. |
executive |
b. |
judiciary |
c. |
bureaucracy |
d. |
national government |
e. |
legislature |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 30
a. |
executive branch |
b. |
Congress of the Confederation |
c. |
Civil Committees |
d. |
Supreme Court |
e. |
First Continental Congress |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 31
a. |
one vote in |
b. |
two votes in |
c. |
one vote for each ambassador it sent to |
d. |
proportional representation (based on state population) in |
e. |
seven votes in |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 31
a. |
could not declare war. |
b. |
could not enter into treaties and alliances. |
c. |
created a postal system. |
d. |
regulated interstate commerce. |
e. |
established a strong executive branch. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 32
a. |
the central government could draft soldiers to form a standing army. |
b. |
there was a national judicial system. |
c. |
Congress had significant power to enforce its laws. |
d. |
Congress could not borrow money from the people. |
e. |
Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance. |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 31-32
a. |
Scotland. |
b. |
Tennessee. |
c. |
Canada. |
d. |
Louisiana. |
e. |
New Hampshire. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 32
a. |
Shays’ Rebellion |
b. |
the Boston Tea Party |
c. |
the Whiskey Rebellion |
d. |
the Rebellion of the Seven States |
e. |
Agrarian Revenge |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 32-33
a. |
was a protest against the imposition of a tax on all sugar imported into the American colonies. |
b. |
was an indication to American political and business leaders that the national government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak. |
c. |
prompted the British Parliament to close Boston Harbor. |
d. |
was the first battle of the American Revolution. |
e. |
allowed the French to expand their control over several southern states. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 33
a. |
drafting a national constitution. |
b. |
electing a president. |
c. |
drafting the Bill of Rights. |
d. |
revising the Articles of Confederation. |
e. |
revising the Mayflower Compact. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 33-34
a. |
Georgia |
b. |
Connecticut |
c. |
Rhode Island |
d. |
New York |
e. |
New Jersey |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 34
a. |
John Adams |
b. |
Thomas Jefferson |
c. |
Patrick Henry |
d. |
John Locke |
e. |
James Madison |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 34
a. |
Patrick Henry |
b. |
George Washington |
c. |
Alexander Hamilton |
d. |
Robert Morris |
e. |
Benjamin Franklin |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 34
a. |
None |
b. |
Only seven |
c. |
At least nineteen |
d. |
Most |
e. |
All |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 34
a. |
representative of the population as a whole. |
b. |
uneducated. |
c. |
poor. |
d. |
from the best-educated and wealthiest classes. |
e. |
ordinary farmers and merchants. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 34
a. |
New Jersey |
b. |
New York |
c. |
Connecticut |
d. |
Virginia |
e. |
Massachusetts |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 34
a. |
New Jersey |
b. |
Georgia |
c. |
Pennsylvania |
d. |
Virginia |
e. |
South Carolina |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 34
a. |
New Jersey |
b. |
New York |
c. |
Connecticut |
d. |
Virginia |
e. |
Massachusetts |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 35
a. |
New Jersey |
b. |
Pennsylvania |
c. |
Connecticut |
d. |
Virginia |
e. |
North Carolina |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 35
a. |
resolved the issue of slavery. |
b. |
guaranteed land for Native Americans. |
c. |
was proposed by James Madison. |
d. |
was proposed by Thomas Jefferson. |
e. |
resolved the small-state/large-state controversy. |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 35
a. |
one-half |
b. |
three-fifths |
c. |
one-third |
d. |
two-thirds |
e. |
four-fifths |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 35
a. |
eastern states and the western states over water rights. |
b. |
northern states and the southern states over export taxes. |
c. |
large states and the small states over the regulation of commerce. |
d. |
large states and the small states over how the president would be chosen. |
e. |
southern states and the northern states over how slaves would be counted in determining representation in Congress. |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 35
a. |
beginning in 1808. |
b. |
as soon as the Constitution was ratified. |
c. |
when all the states agreed that slaves would be given the right to vote. |
d. |
when the Civil War was over. |
e. |
if the people voted to abolish slavery. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 35
a. |
slavery was prohibited. |
b. |
the importation of slaves into the country could be prohibited at a later date. |
c. |
the southern states agreed to slowly free their slaves. |
d. |
escaped slaves who fled to the northern states were considered free. |
e. |
domestic slave trading was abolished. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 35-36
a. |
the president would have significant power over intrastate commerce. |
b. |
the Supreme Court would be prohibited from hearing cases involving commerce. |
c. |
the northern states would not produce goods that would compete in the marketplace with goods produced in the southern states. |
d. |
no export taxes would be imposed on products exported by the states. |
e. |
the southern states would be exempt from federal taxes. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 36
a. |
that a Supreme Court and other “inferior” federal courts could be established |
b. |
to create an independent executive |
c. |
that the president would have extensive appointment powers |
d. |
to make the president commander in chief of the army and navy |
e. |
to let Congress have the power to regulate interstate commerce, as well as commerce with other nations, |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 36
a. |
“a Felony, Misdemeanor, or other Criminal transgression” |
b. |
“an Abuse of Presidential Authority” |
c. |
“Obstruction of Justice and failure to abide by the Law” |
d. |
“Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” |
e. |
“Lack of Judgment, Crimes against the State, or an Abuse of Power” |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 36
a. |
Supreme Court. |
b. |
Senate. |
c. |
House of Representatives. |
d. |
Attorney General. |
e. |
Special Prosecutor. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 36
a. |
Supreme Court. |
b. |
Senate. |
c. |
House of Representatives. |
d. |
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. |
e. |
Special Prosecutor. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 36
a. |
July 4, 1776. |
b. |
March 1, 1781. |
c. |
September 17, 1787. |
d. |
February 6, 1788. |
e. |
May 29, 1790. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 37
a. |
Constitutionalists and the Confederates. |
b. |
nationalists and the centrists. |
c. |
Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. |
d. |
Hamiltonians and the Madisonians. |
e. |
Republicans and the Democrats. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 37
a. |
disadvantage because they had very little time, money, or prestige. |
b. |
advantage because they had attended the Constitutional Convention and thus were familiar with the arguments both in favor of and against various constitutional provisions. |
c. |
advantage because such patriots as Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry spoke forcefully in favor of the Constitution. |
d. |
disadvantage because they were unable to be elected as delegates to the states’ ratifying conventions. |
e. |
advantage because they stood for the status quo. |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 37-38
a. |
the Federalist Papers. |
b. |
The Washington Post. |
c. |
Publius. |
d. |
the Montezuma Papers. |
e. |
Poor Richard’s Almanac. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 38
a. |
poverty. |
b. |
crime. |
c. |
factions. |
d. |
racism. |
e. |
immigration. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 39
a. |
to establish an even stronger national government. |
b. |
to limit personal freedom. |
c. |
a bill of rights. |
d. |
to guarantee voting rights for women. |
e. |
to prohibit slavery. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 39
a. |
Rhode Island. |
b. |
New York. |
c. |
Virginia. |
d. |
New Hampshire. |
e. |
Pennsylvania. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 39
a. |
popular sovereignty. |
b. |
federalism. |
c. |
separation of powers. |
d. |
checks and balances. |
e. |
judicial review. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 40
a. |
checks and balances |
b. |
federalism |
c. |
limited government |
d. |
separation of powers |
e. |
the rule of law |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 40
a. |
balanced by the powers of the states. |
b. |
subordinate to the powers of the large states. |
c. |
separated into different branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. |
d. |
absolute. |
e. |
superior to popular sovereignty and the rule of law. |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 41
a. |
checks and balances |
b. |
popular sovereignty |
c. |
limited government |
d. |
federalism |
e. |
the rule of law |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 42
a. |
exercising the power of judicial review. |
b. |
controlling taxes and spending. |
c. |
appointing federal judges. |
d. |
holding a veto power. |
e. |
exercising the power of impeachment. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 42
a. |
federalism. |
b. |
popular sovereignty. |
c. |
limited government. |
d. |
separation of powers. |
e. |
checks and balances. |
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 42
a. |
1881; ten |
b. |
1876; twelve |
c. |
1795; twelve |
d. |
1791; ten |
e. |
1789; sixteen |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 43
a. |
more than eleven thousand |
b. |
nearly three thousand |
c. |
about one hundred |
d. |
only thirty-three |
e. |
only twenty-seven |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 43
a. |
two |
b. |
three |
c. |
four |
d. |
six |
e. |
eight |
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 43
a. |
by a two-thirds vote in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. |
b. |
by a vote in two-thirds of the state legislatures. |
c. |
in special state conventions. |
d. |
by a three-fourths vote in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. |
e. |
at national constitutional conventions. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 44
a. |
three-fourths of the states in special ratifying conventions. |
b. |
a three-fourths vote in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. |
c. |
votes in two-thirds of the state legislatures. |
d. |
votes in three-fourths of the state legislatures. |
e. |
the Supreme Court. |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 45
a. |
Fourth |
b. |
Tenth |
c. |
Fourteenth |
d. |
Twenty-first |
e. |
Twenty-seventh |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 45
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