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Chapter 3 Study Guide: Creating a Constitution, 1781-1789
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.1.Which of the following institutions was part of the first government of the United States of America, adopted in 1777?
a. / Congress
b. / the president
c. / the Supreme Court
d. / the Senate.
2.After the Revolutionary War, British merchants caused problems for American artisans and manufacturers by
a. / flooding the country with inexpensive goods.
b. / refusing to trade with the states.
c. / taxing American products sold in Britain.
d. / negotiating a treaty with France.
3.A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the Congress
a. / could not declare war.
b. / had no power to impose taxes.
c. / was unable to raise armies.
d. / did not have authority to sign treaties.
4.The successes of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation included which of the following?
a. / resolving trade disputes among the states
b. / carrying out the terms of the Treaty of Paris
c. / establishing a method for surveying Western lands
d. / conducting diplomacy with other nations
5.Under the Articles of Confederation, each state began to
a. / promote trade with other states.
b. / negotiate treaties with other countries.
c. / weaken property rights.
d. / act as an independent country.
Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
6.The Articles of Confederation established a very weak ______government.
7.Although the Congress under the Articles of Confederation did not have the power to regulate ______, it could sign treaties with other nations.
8.______Rebellion occurred in Massachusetts in 1786 when the state raised taxes.
9.In 1787 the Northwest Ordinance excluded ______from the Northwest Territory.
10.The Confederation Congress was unable to resolve disputes with ______over the border of Georgia and navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the statement true.
DIRECTION LINE:In the blank, indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If false edit the statement to make it a true statement.
11.____ In May of 1787, every state except Rhode Island sent delegates to what became known as the Constitutional Convention.
12.____ The new constitution that convention delegates were considering was based on the principle of popular sovereignty, which meant limited rule by royalty.
13.____ Convention delegates chose the Virginia Plan as the basis for their negotiations.
14.____ The Constitution created a system of government known as federalism, dividing government power between a national government and the state governments.
15.____ The delegates recognized that the constitution they wrote in 1787 would never be amended or changed.
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16.A proposal to scrap the Articles of Confederation and create a new national government with the power to raise money through taxes and make laws binding upon the states was called the
a. / Virginia Plan.
b. / Connecticut Compromise.
c. / New Jersey Plan.
d. / Three-Fifths Compromise.
17.By determining how the states would be represented in the two houses of Congress, the Great Compromise resolved differences between
a. / states with large populations and states with small populations.
b. / the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
c. / Southern states and Northern states.
d. / supporters of a national government and supporters of state governments.
18.Which of the following is the system created in the Constitution to prevent any one of the three branches of government from becoming too powerful?
a. / popular sovereignty
b. / amendments
c. / checks and balances
d. / impeachment
19.Under the Constitution, the ______is responsible for implementing and enforcing federal laws.
a. / legislative branch of government
b. / judicial branch of government
c. / executive branch of government
d. / strong national government
20.The framers sought to limit the federal government by dividing power among the branches of government as well as
a. / among the state governments.
b. / between the Congress and the president.
c. / among different geographic regions.
d. / between the federal government and the states.
21.Opponents of ratification argued that the Constitution endangered the independence of the
a. / judicial system.
b. / states.
c. / trade system.
d. / pioneers.
22.The Federalist influenced the debate over ratification by
a. / arguing that the Constitution did not protect basic rights.
b. / explaining why the Constitution was needed.
c. / showing that important people supported the Constitution.
d. / offering an alternative to the Constitution.
23.Supporters of the Constitution included large landowners and
a. / indentured servants who were to be freed.
b. / Western farmers who lived far from the coast.
c. / merchants and artisans who lived in coastal cities.
d. / women who hoped they would gain the right to vote.
24.Federalists secured votes for ratification by promising to add which of the following to the Constitution?
a. / a bill of rights
b. / voting regulations
c. / a new branch of government
d. / state constitutions
25.The freedoms of individual Americans are protected by the Constitution and by the
a. / federal system.
b. / U.S. Congress.
c. / separation of powers.
d. / Bill of Rights.
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / George Mason
b. / Anti-Federalists
c. / Samuel Adams
d. / Federalists
e. / The Federalist
26.____ great patriot from Massachusetts who had objections to the Constitution
27.____ argued against ratification in Virginia
28.____ supporters of the Constitution
29.____ a collection of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
30.____ opponents of the Constitution
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
31.Under the Article of Confederation, the Congress’s major achievements included its system of settling Western territories and its
a. / negotiation of commercial treaties.
b. / regulation of trade.
c. / collection of taxes.
d. / enforcement of foreign treaties.
32.After the Revolutionary War, states began levying taxes on each other’s goods largely because the Confederation Congress
a. / did not have a president to settle disputes among states.
b. / was not allowed to regulate commerce.
c. / did not have the power to impose taxes.
d. / was not allowed to negotiate treaties with other nations.
33.Delegates at the Constitutional Convention had to balance states’ rights with
a. / poor farmers’ worries about taxes.
b. / a system to limit the powers of government.
c. / the need for a stronger national government.
d. / Southern planters’ reliance on slavery.
34.By choosing to proceed with the Virginia Plan, delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to
a. / accept representation of the states by population.
b. / revise the Articles of Confederation.
c. / ban the slave trade.
d. / create a new constitution.
35.Which of the following provisions of the Constitution establishes a federal system of government?
a. / Power is divided between the national and state governments.
b. / The federal government is divided into three branches.
c. / The power of the federal government is limited.
d. / State governments are given less power than the national government.
36.Which of the following describes the main purpose of The Federalist, a collection of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay?
a. / to describe the process by which states would ratify the Constitution
b. / to explain how the Constitution worked and why it was needed
c. / to argue that the Constitution failed to protect basic rights
d. / to tell people where they could have access to the Constitution
37.Opponents to ratifying the Constitution included which of the following groups?
a. / farmers living near the coast
b. / large landowners
c. / Western farmers far from the coast
d. / merchants and artisans
38.To overcome opposition to ratifying the Constitution in Massachusetts, Federalists promised to support
a. / reserving many powers for the states.
b. / naming George Washington president.
c. / allowing states to veto acts of Congress.
d. / adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
39.The Connecticut Compromise resolved differences between
a. / large states and small states over representation in Congress.
b. / Southern states and Northern states over slavery.
c. / Federalists and Anti-Federalists over the power of the states.
d. / delegates from Virginia and New Jersey over the Articles of Confederation.
40.Problems in American relations with Britain and Spain following the Revolutionary War were primarily caused by which of the following?
a. / failure to carry out the terms of the Treaty of Paris
b. / the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
c. / conflict among the states over taxation and trade
d. / the limitations of the federal system of government
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / James Madison
b. / Benjamin Franklin
c. / Alexander Hamilton
d. / Edmund Randolph
e. / William Patterson
f. / Roger Sherman
g. / George Washington
h. / Thomas Jefferson
i. / Federalists
j. / Anti-Federalists
41.____ proposed the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention
42.____ delegate from New York who wrote many of The Federalist essays
43.____ first president under the Constitution
44.____ concerned about power state governments would have if the Constitution was ratified
45.____ governor of Virginia who presented the Virginia Plan at the convention
46.____ main author of the Virginia Plan
47.____ proposed the New Jersey Plan at the convention
48.____ chaired the convention committee charged with resolving differences between large and small states
49.____ delayed final ratification vote in New York until New Hampshire and Virginia had both ratified
50.____ served as minister to France for the Confederation government
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