Chap 7: Founding a Nation Quiz

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to:

a) abolish slavery

b) levy taxes

c) declare war

d) regulate interstate trade

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to:

a) abolish slavery

b) levy taxes

c) declare war

d) regulate interstate trade

c) declare war

One of the leading Federalist thinkers, known as the "father of the Constitution," was

a) Sam Adams

b) James Madison

c) Patrick Henry

d) John Hancock

b) James Madison

a) Louisiana

a) Louisiana

As a result of the three-fifths clause,

a) the white South gained greater power in national affairs than its free population warranted

b) tensions were eased over time between the North and South

c) slaves were provided the same "free air" as that in Britain

d) the northern states, with fewer slaves, had more political and cultural control over the South

a) the white South gained greater power in national affairs than its free population warranted

Shay's Rebellion in late 1786 and early 1787 was a rebellion of

a) backcountry farmers in western Virginia who sought to diminish government

b) western Pennsylvania farmers who refused to pay the tax on whiskey

c) debt ridden farmers who closed the courts in western Massachusetts

d) a group of soldier scholars near Detroit

c) debt ridden farmers who closed the courts in western Massachusetts

Why did the founding fathers create the initial House of Representatives with a relatively small number of members?

a) It was thought that slaveholders from the South might dominate the election process in the House

b) It was thought that if too many members were placed in the House a rebellion might break out

c) It was thought that it was best to keep the House small to deal with Indian political issues

d) It was thought that only prominent individuals could win elections in large districts

d) It was thought that only prominent individuals could win elections in large districts

Federalism refers to:

a) the party of Jefferson

b) rule by the Federalist Party

c) the autonomy and unified power of the federal government

d) the relationship between the national government and the states

d) the relationship between the national government and the states

a) Louisiana

a) Louisiana

The U.S. Constitution

a) asserts that the United States is a Christian nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all

b) declares the centrality of the Judeo-Christian traditions to our nation's form of governance

c) is a purely secular document that contains no reference to God and bars tests for federal officeholders

d) asserts that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights, among these, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

c) is a purely secular document that contains no reference to God and bars tests for federal officeholders

Jefferson's idea of the "empire of liberty" involved

a) the political measure of allowing Indians and all women to become citizens so that they could vote

b) ruling over the West as a colonial power

c) the United States admitting the area's population as equal members of the political system

d) the creation of one state north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi

c) the United States admitting the area's population as equal members of the political system

The Constitution mandates that the President of the United States must be a(n)

a) "natural born citizen"

b) "man of wealth and means"

c) "experienced military veteran"

d) "paragon of virtue"

a) "natural born citizen"

What territory did the United States acquire from France in 1803?

a) Louisiana

b) the Pacific Northwest

c) Florida

d) California

a) Louisiana

In what era did the U.S. Congress pass into law "birthright citizenship"?

a) the Modern era of the 1920s

b) the Progressive era

c) the Reconstruction era

d) the Early Republic era

c) the Reconstruction era

To prevent them from being seized by British vessels and "impressed" into the British Navy, Congress in 1790 granted citizenship to

a) white women

b) Indian soldiers

c) children

d) black sailors

d) black sailors

T or F: Under the Articles of Confederation, national government consisted of a weak legislative branch and a strong judicial branch

False

T or F: One of America's earliest trade experiences was with China.

True

T or F: The Bill of Rights was a concession offered by the Federalists to overcome widespread fears of a despotic national government

True

T or F: The 1790 Naturalization Act barred non-white foreigners from attaining American citizenship

True

T or F: Thomas Jefferson was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers

False

T or F: Charles Willson Peale painted portraits of the founding fathers

True