1. Document was signed in 1215 and required the king to
follow the same laws as other English people
A. Parliment
B. Magna Carta
What is B. Magna Carta
100
5. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established territorial
representation, public education, and prohibited _____
in the Northwest Territory.
A. slavery
B. constitutions
What is A. Slavery
100
9. This agreement ended the debate between large and
small states.
A. Great Compromise
B. checks and balances
What is A. Great Compromise
100
13. This agreement determined how slaves would be
counted for representation and placed a ban on asking
for an end to the slave trade
A. James Madison
B. Three-fifths Compromise
What is B. Three-fifths Compromise
100
17. Federalists were those who DID NOT support the
Constitution
True
False Change the capitalized word(s) to make it true
What is False
Federalists were those who DID support the Constitution
200
2. This ordinance created a system for surveying and
dividing public lands.
A. Land Ordinance of 1785
B. Slavery
What is A. Land Ordinance of 1785
200
6. What problem did the United States have with Britain
following the Revolutionary War?
A. British army refused to leave U.S. cities
B. Britain restricted trade with the United States
What is B. Britain restricted trade with the United States
200
10. Delegates looked to this system to establish the
sharing of power between national and state
governments
A. Federalism
B. Legislative Branch
What is A. Federalism
200
14. This system was designed to keep any one government
from becoming too powerful.
A. Virginia Plan
B. Checks and balances
What is B. checks and balances
200
18. The FEDERALIST PAPERS were a series of essays that
helped to persuade people to support the Constitution.
True
False Change the capitalized word(s) to make it true.
What is True
300
3. This statute established a precedent of religious
tolerance and freedom.
A. Suffrage
B. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
What is B. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
300
7. What led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel?
A. closure of the port at New Orleans
B. high taxes
What is B. high taxes
300
11. This branch of government is responsible for proposing
and passing laws.
A. checks and balances
B. Legislative Branch
What is B. Legislative Branch
300
15. During the American Revolution most colonies wrote
______ that supported limited, republican governments.
A. constitutions
B. Magna Carta
What is A. constitutions
300
19. The Bill of Rights protects the RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS.
True
False Change the capitalized word(s) to make it true
What is True
400
4. This document created the first central government for
the United States.
A. Articles of Confederation
B. court system
What is A. Articles of Confederation
400
8. What are creditors?
A. people who owe money
B. people who loan money
What is B. people who loan money
400
12. The idea that political power rests in the hands of the
people.
A. Great Compromise
B. popular sovereignty
What is B. popular sovereignty
400
16. Many Antifederalist DID NOT WANT the Constitution to
include a Bill of Rights.
True
False (change the underlined word(s) to correct the
statement
What is A. True
400
20. CHECKS AND BALANCES are official changes that can be
added to the Constitution.
True
False Change the capitalized word(s) to make it true
What is False
AMENDMENTS are official changes that can be added to
the Constitution.