U. S. History Common Assessment #3

The Anti-Federalists argued against ratification of the U. S. Constitution because they?

Believed that state's rights were not being protected.

The Declaration of Independence shares which of the following with the Magna Carta?

Certain rights assured by the government

Freedom of Speech allows citizens to do which of the following ?

Criticize the government

Who led a rebellion that prompted the Continental Congress to meet in 1787 to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Daniel Shays

The signing of which of the following documents in 1776 led directly to the Revolutionary War?

Declaration of Independence

Distance from Great Britain, Need for a lawmaking structure, traditional rights of Englishmen. All of these were challenges faced by the American colonists. Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

Established their own representative institutions

Why did many Congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

It created a government too weak to manage relations among the states.

Which of the following best describes the importance of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

It protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.

In order to improve upon the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution granted the federal government the powers listed. Make laws, levy taxes, declares war. To which branch of government were these powers granted ?

Legislative Branch

The U. S. government can have no powers or responsibilities beyond those assigned in the U. S. Constitution. This best describes which of the following ideas?

Limited Government

This person lived in Boston Massachusetts, was a silversmith, a minuteman, a member of the sons of liberty, warned the colonist of the approaching British army in the battle of Lexington and Concord.

Paul Revere

Which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence is a grievance that was later addressed in the Bill of Rights?

Quartering large bodies of armed troops

America's enduring belief in religious freedom is reflected in its commitment to which of the following principles ?

Representative government

What are unalienable rights

Rights that the government cannot take away without just cause, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

The Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Constitutional Congress, Battle of Lexington, and Yorktown. What major era in U. S. History is referred to in the list above ?

The Revolutionary War

Which statement best explains the clause of the First Amendment shown below? Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.

The government may not Endorse any religion

What one item did delegates unanimously agree upon at the start of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

The national government did not have enough power under the Articles of Confederation.

Which amendment protects citizens from quartering of troops?

Third Amendment

Which of the following was written in 1787?

U. S. Constitution

During the Great Compromise also known as the Connecticut Compromise, the New Jersey Plan

Wanted equal representation for states in the legislature, which is how we now have the Senate.

During the Great Compromise also know as the Connecticut Compromise, the Virginia Plan

Wanted representation for each state based on representation, which is how we now have the House of Representatives in our Congress.