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Question1 1pts

TheMayflowerCompactisthefirsttenamendmentstotheU.S.Constitutionthatliststhefreedomssuch
asthefreedomsofspeech,press,andreligionthatacitizenenjoysandthatcannotbeinfringedonbythe
government.

True

False

Question2 1pts

AttheConstitutionalConvention,inexchangeforabanonexporttaxes,theSouthagreedtoletCongress
havethepowerto_____.

imposeimporttaxes

banslavery

regulateinterstatecommerce

regulatevotingrights

appointanindependentexecutive

Question3 1pts

Inthecontextoftheissuesregardingslavery,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthesettlement
thatwasreachedattheConstitutionalConvention?

Slaveswerenotconsideredaspartofastate'spopulation.

SlaveswhohadescapedtoEnglandwereconsideredfree.

Slaveswhohadfledtothenorthernstateshadtobereturnedtotheirowners.
 DomesticslavetradingwasbannedimmediatelyaftertheConvention.

TheSouthwonfiftyyearsofunrestrictedslavetradebyagreeingtoitsprohibitionthereafter.

Question4 1pts

InanattempttonegotiatewiththeAntiFederalistsduringtheConstitutionalratification,theFederalists
promisedto:

minimizethepowersofthejudicialbranchofgovernmenttoensureprivilegestoaristocrats.

addabillofrightstotheConstitutionunderthenewgovernment.

appointAntiFederaliststoimportantpositionsinthegovernment.

guaranteevotingrightsforwomenandslavestoensurecompleterepresentation.

establishafederalcourtsystemoncetheConstitutionwasratified.

Question5 1pts

Kayla,acounselloratagovernmentrehabilitationcenter,refusedtopayafineforviolatingatrafficrule.
Sheclaimedthatshehadtherighttodriveasshepleasedbecausesheworkedforthegovernment.
However,accordingtotheprincipleof_____,Kaylawasobligatedtopaythefine.

representativegovernment

federalism

liberty

separationofpowers

ruleoflaw

Question6 1pts

TheframersoftheConstitutionbroughtwiththem_____whentheymetinPhiladelphiain1787.
 theirhandsonpoliticalexperience

theprincipleofseparationofpowers

theirDarwinianviewsonpolitics

theBillofRights

thewealthacquiredduringthecolonialera

Question7 1pts

Forthemostpart,thedelegatestotheConstitutionalConventionwere_____.

representativeofthepopulationasawhole

fromthebesteducatedandwealthiestclasses

ordinaryfarmersandmerchants

NativeAmericans

membersoftheAntiFederalistgroup

Question8 1pts

WhichofthefollowingwasproposedintheNewJerseyPlan?

Thelegislaturewouldcreateanationalcourtsystem.

Abicamerallegislaturewouldhavetwochambersthatrepresentedthestatesequally.

TheActsofCongresswouldbethesupremelawoftheland.

Astate'spopulationwoulddetermineitsnumberofrepresentativesinCongress.

ThestatelawswouldoverruleActsofCongressinmattersofconflictbetweenstates.

Question9 1pts
 The"traditional"amendmentratificationmethodinvolves:

athreefourthsvoteintheHouseofRepresentativesrequestingCongresstocallanationalconvention.

athreefourthsvoteintheSenateinfavoroftheproposedamendment.

atwothirdsvoteintheSenateandintheHouseofRepresentativesinfavoroftheamendment.

avotebythreefourthsofthestatelegislaturesinfavoroftheproposedamendment.

avotebytwothirdsofthestatelegislaturesrequestingCongresstocallanationalconvention.

Question10 1pts

WhichofthefollowingistrueofShays'Rebellion?

ItwasacatalystfortheBostonTeaPartyinrebellionoftheStampAct.

ItwasanindicationtoAmericanpoliticalleadersthatthenationalgovernmentwastoodiscriminating.

Itwasoneoftheseriesofdisruptionswhichindicatedtheneedforastrongcentralgovernment.

ItwasanindicationofthedependenceofAmericancolonistsontheBritishCrown.

ItwasaprotestagainsttheimpositionofataxonallsugarimportedintotheAmericancolonies.

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