Question 1

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women's roles after the Revolution?

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A)  They continued to do traditional women's work. 
B)  Educated wives and women lost their status as cultivators of the virtues and moral education of their husbands, daughters, and sons. 
C)  The new ideology of republican motherhood elevated them as special keepers of the nation's conscience. 
D)  Women's political rights were tightly circumscribed and severely limited by most states. 
E)  The New Jersey Constitution of 1776 was one of the few state constitutions that extended the right to vote to women. 
A)  They continued to do traditional women's work. 
B)  Educated wives and women lost their status as cultivators of the virtues and moral education of their husbands, daughters, and sons. 
C)  The new ideology of republican motherhood elevated them as special keepers of the nation's conscience. 
D)  Women's political rights were tightly circumscribed and severely limited by most states. 
E)  The New Jersey Constitution of 1776 was one of the few state constitutions that extended the right to vote to women.

Question 2

Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

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A)  Executive 
B)  Legislative 
C)  Judicial 
D)  Cabinet 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Executive 
B)  Legislative 
C)  Judicial 
D)  Cabinet 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 3

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

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A)  reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B)  transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral. 
A)  reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B)  transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral.

Question 4

Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

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A)  relatively well-to-do. 
B)  appointed by state legislatures. 
C)  elected by vote of property owners in each state. 
D)  experienced at writing constitutions. 
E)  lawyers. 
A)  relatively well-to-do. 
B)  appointed by state legislatures. 
C)  elected by vote of property owners in each state. 
D)  experienced at writing constitutions. 
E)  lawyers.

Question 5

By their actions, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention manifested their common beliefs in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  government by the consent of the governed. 
B)  checks and balances in government. 
C)  manhood-suffrage democracy. 
D)  the sanctity of private property. 
E)  a stronger central government. 
A)  government by the consent of the governed. 
B)  checks and balances in government. 
C)  manhood-suffrage democracy. 
D)  the sanctity of private property. 
E)  a stronger central government.

Question 6

Most of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention could best be labeled

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A)  states' rightists. 
B)  antifederalists. 
C)  nationalists. 
D)  ordinary citizens. 
E)  counter-revolutionaries. 
A)  states' rightists. 
B)  antifederalists. 
C)  nationalists. 
D)  ordinary citizens. 
E)  counter-revolutionaries.

Question 7

Identify the following statement that is false.

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A)  The U.S. Constitution grew out of the Anglo-American common law legal tradition. 
B)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as a flexible guide to broad rules of procedure, rather than a fixed set of detailed laws. 
C)  The original (unamended) U.S. Constitution contained just seven articles. 
D)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as an elaborate legal code, common to other foreign countries constitutions, like India. 
E)  The U.S. Constitution was approved through a series of compromises. 
A)  The U.S. Constitution grew out of the Anglo-American common law legal tradition. 
B)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as a flexible guide to broad rules of procedure, rather than a fixed set of detailed laws. 
C)  The original (unamended) U.S. Constitution contained just seven articles. 
D)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as an elaborate legal code, common to other foreign countries constitutions, like India. 
E)  The U.S. Constitution was approved through a series of compromises.

Question 8

Assume that the Constitution had not been ratified by the state conventions. What do you think would have been the short- and long-term consequences?

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In the short term, the failure to ratify

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the New Jersey Plan.

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The plan to represent each sta

Question 10

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

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A)  was specifically designed to have limited authority and power to regulate political and economic affairs in the states. 
B)  had no control over public land policy. 
C)  had no power to regulate commerce. 
D)  had no tax-collecting authority. 
E)  acted in a judicial as well as legislative capacity. 
A)  was specifically designed to have limited authority and power to regulate political and economic affairs in the states. 
B)  had no control over public land policy. 
C)  had no power to regulate commerce. 
D)  had no tax-collecting authority. 
E)  acted in a judicial as well as legislative capacity.

Question 11

After the Revolutionary War, both Britain and Spain

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A)  tried to gain control of Florida. 
B)  did their best to win the friendship of America. 
C)  prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory. 
D)  helped America to fight the pirates in North America. 
E)  abandoned their fortifications in the Old Northwest. 
A)  tried to gain control of Florida. 
B)  did their best to win the friendship of America. 
C)  prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory. 
D)  helped America to fight the pirates in North America. 
E)  abandoned their fortifications in the Old Northwest.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of The Great Compromise.

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This incorporated the represen

Question 13

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

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A)  conservatives supported democracy. 
B)  liberals supported democracy. 
C)  both radicals and conservatives have championed the heritage of democratic revolution. 
D)  conservatives and liberals were on opposite sides in the Revolution. 
E)  conservatives opposed democracy. 
A)  conservatives supported democracy. 
B)  liberals supported democracy. 
C)  both radicals and conservatives have championed the heritage of democratic revolution. 
D)  conservatives and liberals were on opposite sides in the Revolution. 
E)  conservatives opposed democracy.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of common law.

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An Anglo-American tradition of

Question 15

Which of the following Revolutionary leaders was NOT present at the Constitutional Convention?

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A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  James Madison 
D)  George Washington 
E)  Alexander Hamilton 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  James Madison 
D)  George Washington 
E)  Alexander Hamilton

Question 16

The American Revolution was

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A)  truly radical. 
B)  inconsequential in world history. 
C)  an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. 
D)  very much like the French revolution. 
E)  very much like the Russian revolution. 
A)  truly radical. 
B)  inconsequential in world history. 
C)  an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. 
D)  very much like the French revolution. 
E)  very much like the Russian revolution.

Question 17

Had you been a delegate to the Virginia state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Had you been a delegate to the New Hampshire state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Defend your ratification decisions in each case.

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As a delegate to the Virginia state conv

Question 18

Immediately after the Revolution, the new American nation's greatest strength lay in its

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A)  ingrained respect for authority. 
B)  excellent political leadership. 
C)  lack of inhibiting political heritage. 
D)  sound economic structure. 
E)  economic ties to France. 
A)  ingrained respect for authority. 
B)  excellent political leadership. 
C)  lack of inhibiting political heritage. 
D)  sound economic structure. 
E)  economic ties to France.

Question 19

By the time the Constitution was adopted in 1789

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A)  the American economy was continuing to experience problems. 
B)  prosperity was beginning to return. 
C)  foreign trade was still in terrible shape. 
D)  inflation was continuing to increase. 
E)  the issue of states' rights had all but disappeared. 
A)  the American economy was continuing to experience problems. 
B)  prosperity was beginning to return. 
C)  foreign trade was still in terrible shape. 
D)  inflation was continuing to increase. 
E)  the issue of states' rights had all but disappeared.

Question 20

The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

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A)  they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B)  a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C)  they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D)  the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E)  economic conditions would not allow such a loss. 
A)  they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B)  a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C)  they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D)  the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E)  economic conditions would not allow such a loss.

Exam 8: The Confederation and the Constitution

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women's roles after the Revolution?

Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

By their actions, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention manifested their common beliefs in all of the following EXCEPT

Most of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention could best be labeled

Identify the following statement that is false.

Assume that the Constitution had not been ratified by the state conventions. What do you think would have been the short- and long-term consequences?

Identify and state the historical significance of the New Jersey Plan.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

After the Revolutionary War, both Britain and Spain

Identify and state the historical significance of The Great Compromise.

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

Identify and state the historical significance of common law.

Which of the following Revolutionary leaders was NOT present at the Constitutional Convention?

The American Revolution was

Immediately after the Revolution, the new American nation's greatest strength lay in its

By the time the Constitution was adopted in 1789

The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

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