End of Module 3 Review

Determine which federal powers were included under the Articles of Confederation and which federal powers were absent.

Select the correct answer in each row.

• Absent

• The federal government could organize a national war effort.

• Included

• The federal government could impose tariffs and collect taxes.

• Included

• The federal government could sign peace treaties.

• Absent

• The federal government could regulate interstate commerce.

What assurance did this argument give to those who opposed ratifying the Constitution?

• The amendment process would allow state governments to nullify federal law.

• Making the federal government superior to state governments would ensure greater stability.

• Giving greater power to the federal government would allow it to assist states in times of crisis.

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  The rights of citizens would be better protected by having both federal and state levels of government.

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens.

• It increased the political influence of the South.

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South.

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output.

Determine which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Select the correct answer.

• "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly."

• "He has obstructed the... Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."

• "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury. . ."

• "For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us. . >"

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

- Tenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution

What is the purpose of this amendment?

• To limit the authority of the federal government

• To encourage citizens to monitor the federal government

• To prevent conflicts between state and local governments

• To increase the participation of citizens in state government

Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution?

• To follow the plan outlined in the Articles of Confederation

• To reach a compromise between slave states and non-slave states

• To reach a compromise between large and small states

• To implement the outcome of a popular vote

Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

This established a government . . . , outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the ​ (a)   also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.

—“Primary Documents in American History,” Library of Congress, www.loc.gov (accessed May 2, 2014)

• Northwest Ordinance
• Louisiana Purchase Treaty
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Ghent

Which law would be considered unconstitutional on the basis of First Amendment guarantees?

• A requirement that church employees pay income tax

• A requirement that churches get a permit before building a new chapel

• A prohibition on electing religious leaders to government office

• A ban on the publication of classified information by government employees

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?

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8.17A

That if any person shall write . . . any false, scandalous and malicious . . . writings against the government of the United States, or . . . stir up sedition within the United States . . . then such person . . . shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.

—An Act of the Fifth Congress of the United States, 1798

What constitutional guarantee did this act violate?

• Freedom of assembly

• The right to due process

• Freedom of the press

• The right to a jury trial.