Chapter 5 Study Quiz

A republic is a government in which ______________________________________.

• citizens rule directly

• citizens rule through their elected representatives

• all powers rests with the national government

• all of the power stays with the states

Amendments to the constitution are referred to as ____________________________________.

• powers which remain with the states

• concurrent powers

• changes to the constitution

• powers given to the national government

powers given to the national government

• claimed all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for the United States

• established procedures for western lands to become territories and eventually states

• established procedures by which the original states could legalize claims to western lands

• gave Great Britain claim to lands west of the Mississippi

All of the following are guaranteed by the First Amendment EXCEPT ______________________________________.

• freedom of speech

• freedom of religion

• freedom of the press

• freedom from illegal search and seizure

Shay’s Rebellion was a protest by farmers who faced problems from ___________________________________.

• an oversupply of paper currency

• debts and increased taxes

• debts owed to them by Congress

• debts owed to them by Massachusetts

The Great Compromise was an agreement about how to _____________________________________________.

• ratify the Constitution

• count slaves in determining population

• determine a state’s representation in congress

• divide powers between the states and the central government

Which of the following leaders was an Antifederalists?

• John Jay

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

How many of the 13 states needed to ratify the constitution for it to become law?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 13

The concept which keeps one branch of government from gaining power over the others is _______________.

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

• checks and balances

• a bicameral legislature

All of the following men wrote letters contained in “The Federalist” EXCEPT ________________________.

• John Jay

• John Hancock

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton