Constitutional Convention
Quiz by STEPHANIE GREEN
Grade 8
Social Studies K-HS (Archived)
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- Q1They allowed too little power to rest in a federal government and no federal power to levy taxes to pay for the costs of a government. The above summary describes which document?Articles of ConfederationFederalist PapersDeclaration of Independence60s8.15.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q2The new government in the colonies, established after the Revolution, lacked power to do much because the power was held by the —judgesCongressstates60s8.15.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q3– Dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation – Fears of a domineering central government – Demand for a bill of rights – Publication of the Federalist Papers Which is challenged by the list above?ratification of the U.S. Constitutionremoval of American Indianspurchase of the Louisiana Territorycreation of the Second National Bank60s8.4.D: Social Studies - History
- Q4When the United States Constitution was being considered for ratification, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed about —how the government would be financedthe length of the written documenthow many states needed to approve itthe need to add a Bill of Rights60s8.17.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q5The Declaration of Independence names each of the following as unalienable rights EXCEPT the right to —Pursuit of HappinessLibertyLifea fair trial60s8.19.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q6"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." — Declaration of Independence, 1776 Which of the following is the best title for this excerpt?Creating Constitutional AmendmentsEnsuring Unalienable RightsBenefits of MonarchiesImportance of Separation of Powers60s8.19.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q7• I was written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay • I argued for a strong central government • I was published anonymously What am I?Federalist PapersFirst draft of the ConstitutionBill of RightsDeclaration of Independence60s8.15.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q8Federalist : __________ :: Anti Federalists : __________. A.Constitution . . . Bill of RightsThree-Fifths Compromise . . . Virginia PlanBill of Rights . . . ConstitutionBill of Rights . . . New Jersey Plan60s8.15.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q9What was the MAIN purpose of the Magna Carta?to limit the monarch's powerto promote peace with Franceto give rights to the lower classto provide individual rights60s8.15.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q10In debates over the ratification of the Constitution, Anti-Federalists were concerned that the new government would —abolish slavery on Southern plantationsprovoke war for territorial expansiontax the citizens to heavilyserve only the interests of the wealthy60s8.17.A: Social Studies - Government