Exam 2: The Constitution

The Sugar Act passed by the British parliament required all the American colonies to use the specially packaged sugar that was sold by the East India Company.

The__________pioneered the popular election of a governor and judges.

All the amendments to the Constitution have been proposed by:

In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament:

As opposed to their opponents, which of the following is an advantage the Federalists had in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution?

Which of the following is a consequence of Shays' Rebellion?

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

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

_____ emphasizes "effective government" rather than "limited government."

Summarize the Constitution's principles of limited government and federalism.

Which of the following is a crisis America faced after the Revolutionary War ended?

Nationalist ideologies differed from those of republicans in that nationalists:

The colonists began using the word American to describe themselves:

The framers of the Constitution brought with them _____ when they met in Philadelphia in 1787.

In the context of the issues regarding slavery, which of the following statements is true about the settlement that was reached at the Constitutional Convention?

The Philadelphia meeting, which became the Constitutional Convention, was called "for the sole and express purpose" of:

The first time a majority of American colonists joined together to oppose British rule was during:

In the context of the Continental Congress, which of the following is true of the committees of "safety" or "observation"?

The _____ established a national form of government following the American Revolution.

Within a year of signing the _____, the new nation was suffering from a serious economic depression.