Origins of American Government Sec 3 & 4 Quiz (A)

What was the primary conflict among the group writing the Articles of Confederation?

• whether the national government would provide free education
• whether the national government would be strong or weak
• whether the government would possess a large army
• whether the government would collect taxes or not

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention unanimously chose George Washington to

• write the first draft of the constitution.
• be the country's first president.
• preside over the convention.
• make all final decisions regarding the new constitution.

One of the major debates at the convention was over

• whether or not to have a president.
• the makeup of the legislative body.
• whether or not to have a court system.
• which delegate would speak first.

Why did the new constitution not abolish slavery?

• Northern states were not interested in abolition.
• Everyone agreed to address the issue at a later date.
• Southern states would have never ratified the constitution.
• Slavery was not an important enough issue.

The Constitution went into effect

• after nine states ratified it.
• after a majority of delegates signed it.
• after every state ratified it.
• after George Washington became president.

Many Anti-Federalists were swayed by the inclusion of

• the Electoral College.
• the abolition of slavery.
• major benefits for farmers.
• the Bill of Rights.

After the Revolutionary War, the thirteen states saw themselves as

• united as a single strong nation.
• independent rather than united.
• a major force on the world stage.
• a single culture and political body.

After the Revolutionary War, the national government owed $40 million to

• foreign countries and American soldiers who had yet to be fully paid.
• individual state legislatures and their leaders.
• Native American tribes from the west.
• American taxpayers.

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 achieve?

• They provided a way to settle western lands.
• They sold land to foreign countries for a huge profit.
• They turned forests into profitable farmland.
• They laid the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution.

Shays's Rebellion and the Massachusetts government's reaction to it caused many people to fear

• hunger.
• anarchy.
• oppression.
• taxes.