History Chapter 3 test

Under the articles of confederation, what could each state set on goods it imported

• recession

• duty

• stamp

• bounty

The US constitution was based on the concept of dividing governmental powers between the national and state governments, which was called what

• nationalism

• mutualism

• popular soverignty

• federalism

what presidential power was created to limit the power of congress

• vote

• deletion

• veto

• correction

Many anti federalist fears were laid to rest when the federalists agreed to add which of the following to the constitution

• a preamble

• a supreme court

• a bill of rights

• a compromise

The Northwest ordinance outlined the process for which of the following

• ratifying the constitutioni

• achieving statehood

• negotiating international treaties

• extending slavery north of the Ohio River

how did many powerful people view Shay's rebellion

• as evidence that the articles were working

• as a righteous fight of the oppressed

• as a sign that the national government was too weak

• as a major blow to democracy

At the constitutional convention of 1787, the Great compromise resolved what issue

• representation

• taxation

• slavery

• control of trade

How did the framers ensure that the constitution could evolve over time

• They established a process for replacing it

• the established a bill of rights

• they established that the states could veto federal laws

• they established a process for amending it

why were most anti federalists against ratifying the constitution

• because it had been written by federalists

• because it gave too much power to the states

• because it did not protect civil liberties or states rights

• because it gave more power to the northern states than the southern states

The Federalist essays published in 1787 and 1788 to help gain support for what

• a bill of rights

• the ratification of the constitution

• a weaker central government

• the abolition of slavery