lesson 5- history A

1. From where does most of information about the Constitutional Convention come?

• A. Minutes printed in newspapers

• B. James Madison

• C. Gossip columns in the local newspaper

• D. Thomas Jefferson's notes

2. Providing and supervising the education of youth is a power held by the states. What type of power does this action represent?

• A. Presidential Privilege

• B. Regulated

• C. Delegated

• D. Reserved

3. In order to convince Massachusetts and some smaller states to ratify the US Constitution, a final compromise was made. What was this compromise?

• A. A Bill of Rights was added.

• B. James Madison resigned from Congress.

• C. George Washington agreed to take the title of ‘president’.

• D. Twenty-seven new amendments were added.

4. What was one outcome of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• A. Slavery was banned from the Northwest Territories.

• B. Women were allowed to vote in all states.

• C. Native Americans recovered their traditional lands.

• D. Land was sold to the British.

5. What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• A. Promote slavery.

• B. Return the land to Native Americans.

• C. Establish a plan to survey and divide new land into townships.

• D. Divide the land into no fewer than three and no more than five states.

6. Regulating trade between the US states is listed in the US Constitution. What types of powers do these actions represent?

• A. Regulated

• B. Delegated

• C. Presidential Privilege

• D. Reserved

7. What happened as a result of Shays' Rebellion?

• A. Twelve states sent delegates to a convention called by Congress in Philadelphia.

• B. The states increased taxes.

• C. The states sued Shays and his followers for damages.

• D. The states outlawed the growing of certain food.

8. At the time of the Constitutional Convention, Tom lives in an urban area and favors the US Constitution’s original balance of power without any modifications. To which political party would Tom mostly likely belong?

• A. Antifederalist

• B. Republican

• C. Federalist

• D. Socialist

9. The United States consists of a government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives. What is the name given to this type of government system?

• A. Socialism

• B. Totalitarianism

• C. Communism

• D. Republic

10. What was the purpose of the 3/5th Compromise?

• A. 3/5ths of a state’s Native Americans were to be counted as part of the population by the national government.

• B. 3/5ths of a state’s indentured servants were to be counted as part of the population by the national government.

• C. 3/5ths of a state’s female citizens were to be counted as part of the population by the national government.

• D. 3/5th of a state's slaves were to be counted as part of the population by the national government.