Chapter 7 Review

Established a system for governing new territories

• bill of rights
• constitution
• Northwest Ordinance
• legislature

Agreement in which each side gives up some demands

• compromise
• execute
• ratify
• judicial branch

To approve a document

• compromise
• execute
• ratify
• judicial branch

Rules under which a government will operate

• bill of rights
• constitution
• Northwest Ordinance
• legislature

Protects basic liberties of citizens

• bill of rights
• constitution
• Northwest Ordinance
• legislature

Why did some people oppose ratification of the Constitution?

• It did not include protection of individual rights.
• It eliminated state governments.
• It made slavery illegal.
• It failed to include checks and balances.

One obstacle to approving the Articles of Confederation was that

• some states did not want to give up their claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• most states objected to a one-house legislature.
• some states did not want to give a lot of power to Congress.
• most states preferred to stay independent.

How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?

• It was agreed upon in the Great Compromise.
• It was copied from a number of state constitutions.
• It was approved by all of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
• It was added through the amendment process.

Under the Bill of Rights, which of the following is NOT protected?

• freedom of speech
• freedom of the military
• freedom of religion
• freedom of the press

What is one reason many people called for changes to the Articles of Confederation?

• They opposed the Northwest Ordinance.
• They wanted a plan of government made up of two branches.
• They believed that a weak central government was ineffective.
• They thought the state governments were too weak.