Question 1

According to the framers of the Constitution, the ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

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A)  the authority of the state. 
B)  a written constitution. 
C)  an independent judicial system. 
D)  the virtue of the people. 
E)  the absolute authority of the federal government. 
A)  the authority of the state. 
B)  a written constitution. 
C)  an independent judicial system. 
D)  the virtue of the people. 
E)  the absolute authority of the federal government.

Question 2

The Revolution spawned all of the following economic conditions EXCEPT

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A)  speculation and profiteering. 
B)  extensive borrowing by state governments that left them buried in debt. 
C)  runaway deflation. 
D)  the opening of new foreign markets. 
E)  unhealthy levels of high inflation that proved ruinous to many American citizens. 
A)  speculation and profiteering. 
B)  extensive borrowing by state governments that left them buried in debt. 
C)  runaway deflation. 
D)  the opening of new foreign markets. 
E)  unhealthy levels of high inflation that proved ruinous to many American citizens.

Question 3

Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one." What was the context of his remark? What was Jefferson warning against?

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Thomas Jefferson made this observation i

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of federalists.

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Favored a

Question 5

A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its

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A)  control over interstate commerce. 
B)  strong judicial branch. 
C)  ability to maintain the ideal of union among the states and hold the states together until a strong constitution could become politically viable and eventually adopted by the states. 
D)  ability to coin money. 
E)  strong executive branch. 
A)  control over interstate commerce. 
B)  strong judicial branch. 
C)  ability to maintain the ideal of union among the states and hold the states together until a strong constitution could become politically viable and eventually adopted by the states. 
D)  ability to coin money. 
E)  strong executive branch.

Question 6

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason. Justify your selection and arrangement.

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The most important reason why the Articl

Question 7

Most, if not all, of the new state constitutionsenacted in the 1780s

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A)  were written documents intended to represent a fundamental law, superior to ordinary statutory legislation. 
B)  lacked a specific bill of rights. 
C)  required the annual election of state legislators. 
D)  granted the state legislatures more power than governors. 
E)  created weak executive and judicial branches. 
A)  were written documents intended to represent a fundamental law, superior to ordinary statutory legislation. 
B)  lacked a specific bill of rights. 
C)  required the annual election of state legislators. 
D)  granted the state legislatures more power than governors. 
E)  created weak executive and judicial branches.

Question 8

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for

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A)  regulating interstate commerce. 
B)  levying taxes for raising a militia. 
C)  apportioning congressional representation. 
D)  electing the president. 
E)  choosing Senators. 
A)  regulating interstate commerce. 
B)  levying taxes for raising a militia. 
C)  apportioning congressional representation. 
D)  electing the president. 
E)  choosing Senators.

Question 9

The idea that all tax measures should start in the House was made to appease

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A)  the least populated states. 
B)  western states. 
C)  eastern states. 
D)  the industrialists. 
E)  the larger states with the most people. 
A)  the least populated states. 
B)  western states. 
C)  eastern states. 
D)  the industrialists. 
E)  the larger states with the most people.

Question 10

Under the Articles of Confederation

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A)  a unicameral Congress was to be the chief agency of national government. 
B)  there was no executive branch of national government. 
C)  each state remained essentially sovereign. 
D)  major legislation required a two-thirds vote to pass Congress. 
E)  a strong national judiciary was established. 
A)  a unicameral Congress was to be the chief agency of national government. 
B)  there was no executive branch of national government. 
C)  each state remained essentially sovereign. 
D)  major legislation required a two-thirds vote to pass Congress. 
E)  a strong national judiciary was established.

Question 11

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by

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A)  state conventions. 
B)  state legislatures. 
C)  popular referendum. 
D)  majority vote in the Congress. 
E)  the judiciary. 
A)  state conventions. 
B)  state legislatures. 
C)  popular referendum. 
D)  majority vote in the Congress. 
E)  the judiciary.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the Society of the Cincinnati.

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An exclusive heredit

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of Daniel Shays.

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The leader of Shays' Rebellion

Question 14

The Continental Congress in ____ called for the complete abolition of the slave trade, a summons to which most of the states responded positively.

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A)  1770 
B)  1772 
C)  1774 
D)  1776 
E)  1780 
A)  1770 
B)  1772 
C)  1774 
D)  1776 
E)  1780

Question 15

Discuss and evaluate the role that the Anglo-American common law tradition played in the substantive and procedural content, structure, and length of the U.S. Constitution. Contrast these elements of the U.S. Constitution with existing state constitutions and with foreign constitutions, where civil law prevailed.

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The Anglo-American common law tradition

Question 16

The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups EXCEPT

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A)  supporters of a strong central authority. 
B)  states' rights supporters. 
C)  backcountry dwellers. 
D)  paper money advocates. 
E)  debtors. 
A)  supporters of a strong central authority. 
B)  states' rights supporters. 
C)  backcountry dwellers. 
D)  paper money advocates. 
E)  debtors.

Question 17

Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the

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A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  Constitution. 
C)  emancipation of some slaves. 
D)  passage of laws allowing interracial marriage. 
E)  abolition of slavery in a few southern states. 
A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  Constitution. 
C)  emancipation of some slaves. 
D)  passage of laws allowing interracial marriage. 
E)  abolition of slavery in a few southern states.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of republican motherhood.

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An idea placing women as the s

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of civic virtue.

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The idea that democr

Question 20

Which of the following represents a political compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that was incorporated into the Constitution?

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A)  Counting all slaves fully as a person in apportioning membership in the House 
B)  Short-term continuation of the foreign slave trade before Congress could abolish this controversial form of human commerce 
C)  Direct election of the president 
D)  Control of interstate commerce by the national government 
E)  Prohibiting states from abolishing slavery in their respective states 
A)  Counting all slaves fully as a person in apportioning membership in the House 
B)  Short-term continuation of the foreign slave trade before Congress could abolish this controversial form of human commerce 
C)  Direct election of the president 
D)  Control of interstate commerce by the national government 
E)  Prohibiting states from abolishing slavery in their respective states

Exam 8: The Confederation and the Constitution

According to the framers of the Constitution, the ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

The Revolution spawned all of the following economic conditions EXCEPT

Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one." What was the context of his remark? What was Jefferson warning against?

Identify and state the historical significance of federalists.

A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason. Justify your selection and arrangement.

Most, if not all, of the new state constitutionsenacted in the 1780s

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for

The idea that all tax measures should start in the House was made to appease

Under the Articles of Confederation

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by

Identify and state the historical significance of the Society of the Cincinnati.

Identify and state the historical significance of Daniel Shays.

The Continental Congress in ____ called for the complete abolition of the slave trade, a summons to which most of the states responded positively.

The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups EXCEPT

Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the

Identify and state the historical significance of republican motherhood.

Identify and state the historical significance of civic virtue.

Which of the following represents a political compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that was incorporated into the Constitution?

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

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