Exam 2: The Constitution

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention

Staggered terms of office for members of the House of Representatives, members of the Senate, and the president reflect the principle of

After the Revolutionary War, which states had unicameral legislatures and no executives?

These entities used social pressure, spying, and public ridicule to enforce the boycott of British goods.

The First Continental Congress was called in response to the Intolerable Acts by

Following the British victory in the Seven Years' War, the

For the most part, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

According to John Adams, the most significant revolutionary event(s) in the colonies was (were)

All of the existing amendments to the Constitution have been proposed

At the time of the constitutional convention, slaves constituted about of the population of the southern states.

As stated in the Perception versus Reality feature, the framers did not ban slavery in the Constitution due to

America's first written constitution, the , called for the laws to be made by an assembly of elected representatives from each town.

, where feelings were strong against creating a more powerful central government, was the only state that did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the early government of the United States

The battle over ratification of the Constitution was fought chiefly by two opposing groups, the

of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were college graduates.

The impeachment process for removing a federal official from office requires

In 1764, the British Parliament passed , which prompted a "nonimportation" movement that soon spread to several colonies.

In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament

Which of the following proposals was part of the Virginia Plan?