- What style of government did Americans favor after gaining their independence from Great Britain?
Your answer:
dictatorship
republic
monarchy
democracy
- The FIRST constitution of the United States was called the:
Your answer:
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
- Which law organized land into new territories? This was also the law that created our state of Michigan.
Your answer:
Homestead Act of 1887
Land Ordinance of 1785
Land Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
- The USA was strongly united under the Articles of Confederation.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The issue of how to give fair representation to both large and small states was solved with James Madison's Virginia Plan.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- What did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention create to choose a president? (Each state would choose a group of electors equal to the number of senators and representatives each state had in Congress.)
Your answer:
- What was the group of people called who supported the Constitution?
Your answer:
- Even though the Constitution was ratified, what was missing? James Madison made sure to create this document in order to satisfy the Antifederalists.
Your answer:
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Judiciary Act
- What event occurred in 1787 that involved a group of Massachusetts farmers revolting against the state because of taxes?
Your answer:
Tea Act
Civil War
Stamp Act
Shay's Rebellion
- The essays that the Federalists produced to support their cause were called "Letters from the Federal Farmer."
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The Mississippi River was closed to American navigation by what country?
Your answer:
- Which of the following answers IS NOT one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Your answer:
The thirteen separate states lacked national unity.
Congress could regulate foreign trade
Nine out of thirteen states was needed to agree to pass any law.
Congress couldn't enact and collect taxes
- Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had:
Your answer:
one vote per citizen
one vote per literate male
one vote per male
one vote
- The Virginia Plan was the idea of James __________.
Your answer:
Monroe
Marshall
Madison
Marberry
- The plan which resolved the issue of state representation in the national legislature introduced by Roger Sherman was called the:
Your answer:
Mayflower Compact
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
3/5 Compromise
- To prevent any one branch of government from dominating the other two branches, the delegates established a system of:
Your answer:
checks & balances
Supreme Court
Judiciary branch
ways & means
- The first state to ratify the Constitution was:
Your answer:
- Most of the delegates to the 1787 convention recognized the need to strengthen the central government.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- What did Jefferson NOT believe in?
Your answer:
popular participation
federalist ideas
farmer-citizens were important
strong state/local power
- The first capital of the United States was what city?
Your answer:
- How did Hamilton propose the national banking system by funded?
Your answer:
private wealthy investors
both the federal government and private wealthy investors
taxes
all citizens
- What are the measures called that raised the residence requirements for American citizens and also set fines and jail terms for anyone expressing opinions considered damaging to the government?
Your answer:
Alien and Sedition Acts
Great Compromise
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Judiciary Act of 1789
- Jefferson believed in a simple government which best suited the needs of a republic.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- What is the name of a very important court case that affirmed the ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional?
Your answer:
Marbury v. Madison
Madison v. Jefferson
Burrs v. Adams
Marbury v. Jefferson
- What government purchase for $15 million doubled the size of the United States?
Your answer:
Florida Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark expedition
Midwest Purchase