US History Chapter 7 quiz 2. What was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention? – Settling trade disputes between Maryland and Virginia.
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• What was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention?– Settling trade disputes between Maryland and
Virginia– Attracting representatives from all thirteen
colonies– Settling the issue of tariffs on exports– Calling a new convention to remedy the
weaknesses of the Confederation
• Whose idea provided much of the framework for the Constitution?– James Madison– Alexander Hamilton– John Jay– Patrick Henry
• Which of the following issues did not require major debate in the Constitutional Convention?– Representation in Congress– Power of the executive– Slavery– Trade
• Which state refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention and was the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution?– Virginia– New York– Rhode Island– North Carolina
• What bicameral plan did the large states support at the Constitutional Convention?– New Jersey Plan– Connecticut Plan– Virginia Plan– Three-Fifths Compromise
• What unicameral plan did the small states support at the Constitutional Convention?– New Jersey Plan– Connecticut Plan– Virginia Plan– Three Fifths Compromise
• What Christian statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over representation in the Constitution?– James Madison– George Washington– Roger Sherman– Patrick Henry
• What region was most concerned about granting the federal government control over trade?– East– Northwest– Middle States– South
• Which of the following was not a provision of the trade agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention?– Slavery would be banned in twenty years– Congress had power over foreign trade– Congress had power over interstate commerce– Congress could not impose export taxes on states
• Which of the following principles was not included in the Constitution– Limited government– Divine sovereignty– Separation of powers– Checks and balances
• In the original Constitution, who was elected directly by the people?– The president of the United States– Federal judges– Members of the Senate– Members of the House of Representatives
• What constitutional principle supports the division of power between national and state levels of government? __________________
• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral
– ___ a two-house Congress
• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral
– ___ a one-house Congress
• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral
– ___ official restrictions on the power of a government
• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral
– ___ the division of the government into branches
• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral
– ___ a balance of power between the different branches of government
• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral
– ___ the division of power between national and state levels of government
• A) Bicameral• B) Checks and balances• C) Federalism• D) Limited government• E) Popular sovereignty• F) Separation of powers• G) Unicameral
– ___ the belief that the ultimate source of governmental power is vested in the people
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