U.S. History - Fall Review

Under the principle of popular sovereignty, who has the power in a country?

• The Federal Government

• The President

• The People

• Congress

Federalists wanted a:

• Strong Central Government

• Strong State Governments

The United States Constitution corrected one of the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by

• granting the right of universal suffrage
• giving the national government the power to collect taxes
  
• increasing the power of state governments
  
• establishing a policy for the admission of new states
  

Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The U.S. Constitution was created because of the failures of what document?

• The Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

What is the purpose of the Executive Branch?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws
• Deny laws

What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws
• Ignore laws

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws
• Accept laws

What was the legal status of slaves in the United States?

• Citizen

• Property

• Dependent

• Immigrant

Shays' Rebellion helped point out weaknesses in which of the following documents?

• the Constitution
• the Federalist Papers
• the Articles of Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence