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Chapter 7

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Under the Articles of Confederation, what was an accomplishment of the national government?
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passing ordinances for establishing settlement of western territory
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With regard to slavery, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____________.
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banned slavery in the area north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
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Shays's Rebellion ___________________.
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modeled their tactics on the patriot protests of the 1760s.
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Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?
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It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house.
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The New Jersey Plan:
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was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states.
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What ultimately happened with the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
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A compromise was reached incorporating ideas from both plans.
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What qualifications did the Constitution, ratified in 1787, impose for voting?
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None; it left voting rules to the states.
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Why did the founding fathers create the electoral college?
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They did not trust ordinary voters to choose the president and vice president directly.
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Which of the following is NOT a check against presidential power in the Constitution?
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The House can remove the president from office after impeaching him.
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Which of the following is true of the Constitution of 1787 and slavery?
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Although never using the word "slavery," the document protected several aspects of the institution.
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The three-fifths clause in the U.S. Constitution:
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gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted
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The eighty-five essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution were called:
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The Federalist.
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During the process of ratifying the Constitution:
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two states, Rhode Island and North Carolina, voted against ratification.
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Hector St. John Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer:
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popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot of ethnicities.
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The Naturalization Act of 1790 allowed:
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only free white persons to become citizens.
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Who wrote Notes on the State of Virginia?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)?
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Congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce.
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What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
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It abolished slavery in the territory north of the Ohio River.
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Which was a consequence of Shays's Rebellion?
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Leading American politicians such as George Washington lost faith in the Articles of Confederation.
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Which is true of the provisions of the U.S. Constitution?
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federal judges are appointed by the president, not elected by the people
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The Constitution explicitly granted Congress the power to do all of the following EXCEPT ___________.
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emancipate slaves
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Which was NOT a clause in the U.S. Constitution, as originally drafted and submitted to the people for ratification in 1787?
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"The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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During the ratification contest (1787-1788), which was the most common and effective Antifederalist complaint about the Constitution?
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That it did not include a Bill of Rights
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In The Federalist, James Madison argued that _________________.
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the large size of the United States was a source of political stability
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Based on the Naturalization Act of 1790, who would have been allowed to become an American citizen?
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a German immigrant
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Why did Congress claim that some Native Americans had forfeited their land rights in the 1780s?
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Because they had allied with the British during the Revolutionary War.