Ch8/the Constitution Handbook Test Questions

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People who wanted to ratify the Constitution

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-Federalists

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Plan that called for representation in the legislature to be based on population or wealth

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-Virginia Plan

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An anti-tax protest by farmers

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-Shays's Rebellion

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Road that ran across the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky

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-Wilderness Road

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Meeting held to discuss changes to the Articles of Confederation

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-Constitutional Convention

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It resulted from high taxes

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-Shays's Rebellion

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It created a national government.

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-Articles of Confederation

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It allowed for western lands to be divided into townships

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-Land Ordinance of 1785

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It included land that would become Ohio,Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.

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-Northwest Territory

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It helped to settle Kentucky.

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-Wilderness Road

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It set a pattern for the orderly growth of the United States.

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-Northwest Ordinance

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The Constitutional Convention was held at

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-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Which delegate to the Constitutional Convention is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

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-James Madison

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The following provided the basic framework for the national government.

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-the Virginia Plan

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The smaller states wanted to base the national government on the

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- New Jersey Plan

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The following had the most power under the Articles of Confederation.

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-the state governments

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The Articles of Confederation granted to Congress the following powers.

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-the power to make treaties;the power to issue money, the power to make war and peace.

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The Great Compromise adderessed the issue of

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how much power each state would have in the national legislature.

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The following groups were not represented at the Constitutional Convention?

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African Americans, Native Americans and white women

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Why did the delegates from large states favor the Virginia Plan?

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because the plan gave them greater representation in the legislature

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Why is james Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

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-He wrote the Bill of Rights

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Why is james Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

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-He helped to write the Virgina Plan

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Why is james Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

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-He wrote essays that helped gain support for the Constitution.

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What most likely explains why so many Americans in the 1780s feared a strong national government?

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-their experiences under earlier British rule

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One feature of the Constitution that an Antifederalist would have liked was

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the national government and the state governments would share power under a system called federalism.

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Reasons that made it important for New York and Virgina to approve the Constitution.

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Two important national leaders, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, were from these states.

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Reasons that made it important for New York and Virgina to approve the Constitution.

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If either of them refused to ratify, the nation would be geographically divided

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Reasons that made it important for New York and Virgina to approve the Constitution.

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They were two of the largest and most populous states.

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influenced the state constitutions

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English Bill of Rights

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outlawed slavery on lands north of the Ohio River

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Northwest Ordinance

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resulted from high state taxes and the heavy debts of some farmers

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Shays's Rebellion

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attempted to settle disagreements among states over trade and led to the Constitutional Convention

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Annapolis Convention

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divided western regions into townships so that land could be sold and settled

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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resulted from demands that the people be protected against the power of the national government

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Bill of Rights

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set up the system under which new states would be created and admitted to the Union

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Northwest Ordinance

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convinced many people that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and that the national government needed more power

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Shays's Rebellion

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The lower house of Congress

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House of Representatives

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The introduction to the Constitution

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Preamble

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The legislative branch of government

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Congress

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The upper house of Congress

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Senate

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The Fifthe Amendment protects citizens against being tried twice for the same crime.

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-double jeopardy

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Several amendments expanded the right to vote.

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-suffrage

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The first 10 amendments are known as the

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Bill of Rights

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Particular powers of the Congress that are listed in Article 1 are often called

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enumerated powers of Congress

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The clause giving Congress power to do whatever is "necessary and proper" to govern is called the

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elastic clause

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In this form of government, citizens elect representatives to make laws.

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republicanism

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This system gives each branch of government some ability to limit the actions of the other two branches.

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checks and balances

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These are protected by the Bill of Rights.

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individual rights

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This idea was the basis for dividing the government into three branches.

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seperation of powers

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This system assigns some powers to the national government and other powers to the state governments.

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federalism

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The most important duty of the president of the United States is to

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enforce the laws

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The role of the electoral college is

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to choose the president of the United States

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According to the Constitution, the president can make treaties and appoint ambassadors

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with the approval of the Senate

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The following are grounds for impeachment of the president.

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committing treason, giving or accepting bribes, and committing a high crime or misdemeanor

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When citizens move from one state to another state, what happens to their rights under the Constitution?

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Their rights remain unchanged

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New states may be admitted to the Union if approved by

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Congress

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The Constitution can be amended if the change is approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and

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three-fourths of the states.

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In the Constitution, the "supreme law of the land" is defined as being

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the Constitution, national laws, and treaties.

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The process by which the Constitution or amendments to it were approved is called

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ratification

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Women finally gained the right to vote with the passage of

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the Nineteenth Amendment.

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A person is allowed to hold the office of president of the United States for

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a maximum of two terms.

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The following amendments was passed before;all citizens equal rights under the law,ending the poll tax and abolishing slavery.

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the amendment giving all citizens except women the right to vote

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The term lame duck refers to

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an elected official whose time in office will soon end

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How old must a U.S. citizen be to vote?

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18 years old

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When he/she takes office, a member of Congress swears to

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uphold the Constitution

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It is required that the following federal offical be a U.S. citizen by birth.

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president

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A member of the House of Representatives is elected to a term of

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two years

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The Fifteenth Amendment gave this group the right to vote.

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African-American men

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The Senate must approve of the president's choice for each of the following offices

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secretary of state, Supreme Court justice and ambassador to a foreign country.

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The right to petition the government, to worship freely, and to express yourself publicly are protected under the

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First Amendment

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The police cannot get a search warrant unless they have

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good reason to believe that evidence may be found.

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The power to make treaties with foreign governments

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is that of the president

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The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws that Congress passes unconstitutional is an example of

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checks and balances

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In all but two states, the candidate who gets the most votes in a state wins all that state's electolral votes

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that which is true in a presidential election

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Women were given this under the Nineteenth Amendment.

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suffrage

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The legislative, executive, and judicial branch are examples of this.

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separation of powers

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Members of political parties vote in this.

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primary

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The House of Representatives charges the president with a crime in this.

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impeachment

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The national government and the state governments share power under this.

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federalism