Constitutional Underpinnings

Which of these had the most influence on the American Revolution?

• the Great Awakening

• the Enlightenment

• the Renaissance

• Socialism

The ideas of which Enlightenment philosopher had the most direct impact on the American founders?

• Immanuel Kant

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• John Dewey

Which of the following events occurred first?

• The Boston Massacre occurred

• George III was crowned

• The Declaration of Independence was written

• The Intolerable Acts were passed

Which principle was included in most state constitutions?

• popular sovereignty

• religious freedom

• women's right to vote

• state of nature

Which was an accomplishment of the US government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion occurred

• The Northwest Ordinance was passed

• The Declaration of Independence was written

• The Proclamation Line was defined

The Constitutional Convention was called to address the problems that the US faced under the Articles of Confederation. Which was NOT a problem that led to the Convention?

• quarrels among the states

• Shay's Rebellion

• the Imperial Crisis

• fear of a future Eurpoean invasion

What was the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

• Congress was divided into two houses.

• Only 3/5s of the enslaved population would be counted

• Some powers were given to the states

• George Washington's powers

When Abraham Lincoln praised "government of the people, by the people, for the people," what constitutional principal was he referring to?

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• separation of powers

• limited government

What was conditional ratification?

• MA and four other states ratified the Constitution with the condition that it would be amended soon after

• An anonymous author wrote a set of documents signed "Conditional Ratifier"

• The Federalist warning that the US would be in terrible condition

• Article VII, lays out the conditions for ratification

Why did the First Congress add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

• all states had one

• it was clear that the people wanted a list of rights

• the Jay Treaty contained a provision protecting right of British citizens in the US

• they were worried about mutinies