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The First Amendment addressed the issue of

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Freedom of speech

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The state of affairs in Pennsylvania seemed to suggest that

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Democracy and tyranny might not be all that far apart from one another

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The Great Compromise finally allocated representation on the basis of

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Population in the House and statehood equality in the Senate

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T/F - Shay's Rebellion was put down by privately hired army

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True

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The principal goal of the American Revolution was

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Liberty

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The American version of representative democracy is based on two major principles: ___ and ___.

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Separation of powers; federalism

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All of the following were true of the government under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

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Larger states had more votes in the national legislature

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The goal of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution was to create a(n)

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Republic based on a system of representation

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T/F - A republic is a government in which a system of representation operates

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True

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T/F - The Federalist Papers were written in order to mobilize support for the Constitution

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True

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The "state of nature" refers to

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Society without government

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A major argument in favor of reducing the separation of powers called for in the U.S. Constitution is that it would

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Allow prompt, decisive leadership in times of crisis

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T/F - The Articles of Confederation created a strong central government

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False

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Who introduced a set of twelve proposals to the First Congress from which the eventual Bill of Rights would be ratified?

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Madison

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It quickly became clear that the Constitution would not be ratified without at least the promise of

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A bill of rights

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The final report of the Constitutional Convention was approved on September 17, 1787 by

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All twelve states in attendance

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The importance of the Great Compromise was that it

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Ensured support for a strong national government from small as well as large states

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T/F - George Washington believed the country could survive only with a strong national government

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True

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Who was the youngest delegate at the Constitutional Convention at the age of thirty?

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Hamilton

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Which of the following statements about the Declaration of Independence is CORRECT?

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It was essentially a lawyer's brief justifying a revolution

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Which statement most accurately summarizes the aftermath of the American Revolution?

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Many cities were in ruins, many farmers owned large debts, and the British were still a powerful presence

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By 1776, eight states

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Had written constitutions

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James Madison's main argument in favor of a federalist position stated in Federalist No. 10 and No. 51, was in defense of

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Large republics

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The New Jersey Plan was a reaction by some states primarily to the fear that

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The Virginia Plan gave too much power to populous states

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This plan presented at the Constitutional Convention called for a bicameral legislative body with states' representation in each house based on population

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Virginia Plan

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The central issue in the framing of the U.S. Constitution was that of

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How strong to make the national government

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The Declaration of Independence explicitly stated that governments were instituted among men to

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Secure rights

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The effect of Shay's Rebellion on attendance by delegates at the planned Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

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Encourage attendance by delegates fearing the collapse of state governments

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Each state would have had an equal number of votes in the legislature under the

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New Jersey Plan

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T/F - The Great Compromise reconciled the interests of the small and large states over representation

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True

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The purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

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Consider revisions to the Articles of Confederation

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The Constitutional Convention attracted ___ delegates

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55

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Which state refused to send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention?

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Rhode Island

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T/F - Ironically, the slave trade was mentioned four times in the Declaration of Independence

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False

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The Constitutional Convention delegates' defense of liberty as a natural right was derived from the writings of the philosopher

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John Locke

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Relative to the notion of democratic government, the Supereme Court's power of judicial review

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Places limits on majority rule

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To put down Shay's Rebellion, the governor of Massachusetts

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Hired a volunteer army with private funds

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Equality was a goal of

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The French Revolution

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The delegate at the Constitutional Convention suggested that the president be elected directly by the people

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James Wilson

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T/F - The Articles of Confederation empowered the national government with the ability to regulate interstate commerce

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False

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Pennsylvania's government was considered "radically democratic" because it featured no

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Governor

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One primary feature of most early state constitutions was

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A detailed bill of rights

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

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Run the post office

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In Federalist No. 10 and No. 51, Madison argued in favor of a large republic, which went against the ideas of this political philosopher

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Montesquieu

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In 1776, one important reason that colonists regarded independence as a desirable alternative was that they

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No longer had confidence that the British government would protect their liberties

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The nature of the amendment process has probably kept the amendments added to the U.S. Constitution

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Relatively few in number

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The Federalist papers were

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Articles written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to gain support for the Constitution

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T/F - Rhode Island refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention

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True

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Madison dramatized his perspective in a Federalist paper by observing that "if men were ___, no government would be necessary."

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Angels

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T/F - The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were popularly elected

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False

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