Quiz over Chapter SEVEN

When the individual states began writing their constitutions, their experience as royal subjects made which of the following a key concern?

Limiting the powers of government

One of the principle defenders of the Constitution who argued a strong, centralized republican government in the Federalist Papers was?

Alexander Hamilton

Which early American leader was a chief Federalist?

Alexander Hamilton

Which plan resolved the issue of representation for the U.S. Constitution?

Connecticut Compromise

How was Pennsylvania constitution radically different from other state constitutions?

It allowed for only one legislative body and no governor.

Federalism was the most popular in which state?

New Jersey

Which early American leader was a chief Anti-Federalist?

Patrick Henry

Which of the following states had the most democratic constitution in the 1780s?

Pennsylvania

Which of the following figures did not actively challenge the status of women in the early American republic?

Phillis Wheatley

What issue was resolved with the Great Compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

Representation in the two legislative houses

In the 1780s, what evidence shows that the early government of the United States was not as strong and united as its founders had hoped it would be?

States relied on their own constitutions, which often stated very different laws.

What was a major concern for the group known as the Anti-Federalists?

That a federal government would take away states' rights

What was a major concern for the group known as the Federalists?

That the new nation would be unable to confront foreign threats

Which statement would a supporter of Federalism in the late 1700s most likely make in an argument?

The United States' national debt has grown out of control.

What was the justification for replacing the Articles of Confederation with a different document?

The central government it created was weak and had little power.

What was the purpose of adding the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution?

To secure individual rights against possible government intrusion

In which state was Anti-Federalism most popular?

Virginia

Which state had the clearest separation of church and state?

Virginia

How was the U.S. Constitution ratified?

by each state at special ratifying conventions

Which of the following was not one of Franklin's thirteen virtues

mercy

To what form of government did the American revolutionaries turn after the war or independence?

republicanism

What was the primary cause of Shay's Rebellion?

rural discontent over high taxes

Under the Articles of Confederation, what power did the national Confederation Congress have?

the power to create land ordinances

The final draft of the U.S. Constitution took which right away from the individual states?

the right to issue and print currency