Quiz 5

Question 1

The phrase “Critical Period” refers to:

 the years of tension over British taxes  

 the summer the Constitution was written  

 the time of the Revolutionary War  

 America under the Articles of Confederation  

 George Washington’s presidency  

Question 2

Which one of the following gave the Confederation government the most trouble?

 Indian affairs  

 finances  

 land policy  

 postal service  

 immigration policy  

Question 3

Under the Articles of Confederation, western lands would be:

 divided up among the existing states  

 free of slavery  

 recognized as belonging to the Indians  

 owned by the national government  

 extended to the Pacific  

Question 4

The 640-acre sections created by the Land Ordinance of 1785:

 raised enough money to pay the national debt  

 would be reserved for veterans of the Revolution  

 were part of six-square-mile townships  

 would be given to settlers for free  

 would be sold by local banks  

Question 5

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

 established colonies in the Ohio Valley  

 made Ohio and Indiana states immediately  

 denied self-government to that region  

 provided for joint occupation of that area with the British  

 banned slavery in the Northwest  

Question 6

After the Revolutionary War, American trade with Britain:

 was unrestricted  

 was minimal  

 resumed, but without access to the West Indies  

 was limited to the West Indies  

 was illegal  

Question 7

One serious economic problem under the Articles of Confederation was:

 excessively high income taxes  

 the impossibility of obtaining credit  

 shortage of “hard money”  

 a scarcity of good farmland  

 low wages caused by an oversupply of labor  

Question 8

Shays’s Rebellion was led by:

 bankers  

 indebted farmers  

 merchants  

 factory workers  

 ambitious politicians  

Question 9

Shays’s Rebellion broke out in:

 Rhode Island  

 Boston  

 Pennsylvania  

 New York City  

 Massachusetts  

Question 10

Shays’s Rebellion:

 made Americans more fearful of strong central government  

 spread to several northern states  

 was repressed by state militia  

 was supported by George Washington and other elite figures  

 resulted in massive bloodshed and property destruction  

Question 11

After Shays’s Rebellion:

 Massachusetts was governed by martial law  

 farmers throughout America were watched by local safety committees  

 there were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government  

 England prepared for the possibility of resuming the war  

 taxes were increased  

Question 12

The convention, which assembled in May 1787, was supposed to:

 discuss better trade relations with Britain  

 nominate someone for president  

 revise the Articles of Confederation  

 write a new constitution  

 address the country’s financial crisis  

Question 13

The delegates who met:

 included John Adams and Thomas Jefferson  

 wanted a weaker central government  

 arrived knowing what they wanted  

 included many participants in the Revolution  

 tended to be elderly  

Question 14

The convention’s most gifted political philosopher and the man who emerged as its central figure was:

 George Washington  

 James Madison  

 Benjamin Franklin  

 Alexander Hamilton  

 Patrick Henry  

Question 15

Madison’s Virginia Plan:

 would simply amend the Articles of Confederation  

 would create a two-house Congress  

 would create a president for life  

 would abolish the state governments  

 was most favored by the small states  

Question 16

The Great Compromise:

 was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin  

 showed the South’s determination to protect slavery  

 created a four-year term for president  

 settled the question of congressional representation  

 listed the explicit powers of Congress  

Question 17

The Founding Fathers viewed the most democratic branch of the government as the:

 presidency  

 Senate  

 House of Representatives  

 Supreme Court  

 cabinet  

Question 18

According to the Constitution, the president has the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT:

 serve a four-year term  

 act as commander in chief of the armed forces  

 resign and choose his successor  

 appoint diplomats and judges  

 veto acts of Congress  

Question 19

The Constitution addressed slavery by:

 referring numerous times to “slaves” or “slavery”  

 requiring that slaves have full legal protections  

 requiring that all slaves count toward a state’s congressional representation  

 counting slaves as three fifths of a person for the purposes of apportionment  

 making it legal in every state  

Question 20

On the question of women’s rights, the proposed Constitution:

 defined women as the property of their husbands  

 denied the vote to females  

 said nothing  

 accepted the advice of prominent women  

 was surprisingly progressive for its time  

Question 21

The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by:

 all thirteen states  

 the Continental Congress  

 a majority popular vote  

 nine of the states  

 the Constitutional Convention  

Question 22

The Federalist essays were written by:

 Patrick Henry  

 Hamilton, Madison, and Jay  

 John Adams  

 Madison and Washington  

 John Jay  

Question 23

Who among the following was an anti-Federalist?

 George Mason  

 James Madison  

 John Jay  

 Alexander Hamilton  

 George Washington  

Question 24

Federalist essay Number 10 explains how a republic can:

 be successful in a large, diverse society  

 create a just society  

 pay its debts  

 defend itself  

 become a democracy  

Question 25

The Federalist argued that:

 the size and diversity of the large new country would make it impossible for any one faction to control the government  

 the Constitution would promote control of the government by one faction, which would be good for the nation  

 a republican form of government could not work in a nation as large as the United States and therefore the Constitution was necessary  

 if the Constitution failed, the country could always go back to the Articles of Confederation  

 the Constitution was necessary to prevent one faction from taking control of the nation  

Question 26

The first of these states to ratify the Constitution was:

 Delaware  

 New York  

 Massachusetts  

 Virginia  

 Rhode Island  

Question 27

In early 1789, the new Congress gathered in the national capital, which was:

 Philadelphia  

 Washington, D.C.  

 Boston  

 Baltimore  

 New York City  

Question 28

In his inaugural address, President Washington emphasized:

 his economic plans  

 relations with Britain  

 party politics  

 national unity  

 his cabinet selections  

Question 29

The Bill of Rights did all of the following EXCEPT:

 protect against “cruel and unusual” punishment  

 safeguard freedoms such as press, speech, and assembly  

 constitute the first ten amendments to the Constitution  

 settle all questions about federal versus state authority  

 appease some initial critics of the Constitution  

Question 30

In regard to religion, the Constitution:

 prohibits the states from having official churches  

 prevents Congress from establishing an official religion  

 makes the United States a Christian nation  

 reflects the atheism of the Founding Fathers  

 expresses hostility toward religion