Question 1

The economic drawbacks of political independence for the United States included all of the following except

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A)  much of the coveted commerce of Great Britain remained reserved for loyal members of the British Empire. 
B)  American ships were now barred from British and British West Indies harbors. 
C)  fisheries were disrupted by increased competition. 
D)  bounties for ships' stores had abruptly ended. 
E)  the accompanying repeal of the Navigation Laws by Great Britain. 
A)  much of the coveted commerce of Great Britain remained reserved for loyal members of the British Empire. 
B)  American ships were now barred from British and British West Indies harbors. 
C)  fisheries were disrupted by increased competition. 
D)  bounties for ships' stores had abruptly ended. 
E)  the accompanying repeal of the Navigation Laws by Great Britain.

Question 2

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to the antifederalists who opposed it was the

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A)  creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B)  creation of a standing army. 
C)  absence of a bill of rights. 
D)  omission of any reference to God. 
E)  creation of the presidency. 
A)  creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B)  creation of a standing army. 
C)  absence of a bill of rights. 
D)  omission of any reference to God. 
E)  creation of the presidency.

Question 3

One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that

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A)  America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789. 
B)  the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political framework. 
C)  cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats. 
D)  political democracy preceded economic democracy. 
E)  a strong sense of class consciousness already existed. 
A)  America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789. 
B)  the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political framework. 
C)  cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats. 
D)  political democracy preceded economic democracy. 
E)  a strong sense of class consciousness already existed.

Question 4

Most, if not all, of the new state constitutions enacted in the 1780s

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A)  were written documents intended to represent a fundamental law, superior to ordinary statutory legislation. 
B)  lacked a specific bill of rights. 
C)  required the annual election of state legislators. 
D)  granted the state legislatures more power than governors. 
E)  created weak executive and judicial branches. 
A)  were written documents intended to represent a fundamental law, superior to ordinary statutory legislation. 
B)  lacked a specific bill of rights. 
C)  required the annual election of state legislators. 
D)  granted the state legislatures more power than governors. 
E)  created weak executive and judicial branches.

Question 5

The disruptive forces that produced a shaky start toward union of the states immediately following the Revolutionary War included

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A)  the absence of the unifying element of a common cause. 
B)  an economic recession in the colonies. 
C)  the fact that each of the thirteen states had its own unique governmental structure. 
D)  the absence of any really effective political leaders. 
E)  slavery. 
A)  the absence of the unifying element of a common cause. 
B)  an economic recession in the colonies. 
C)  the fact that each of the thirteen states had its own unique governmental structure. 
D)  the absence of any really effective political leaders. 
E)  slavery.

Question 6

Discuss and evaluate the role that the Anglo-American common law tradition played in the substantive and procedural content, structure, and length of the U.S.Constitution.Contrast these elements of the U.S.Constitution with existing state constitutions and with foreign constitutions, where civil law prevailed.

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The Anglo-American common law tradition

Question 7

One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)  set aside a section of each township for education. 
B)  abolished slavery in all of the United States. 
C)  prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. 
D)  kept power in the national government. 
E)  established a commission to determine the extent of a need for a Bill of Rights. 
A)  set aside a section of each township for education. 
B)  abolished slavery in all of the United States. 
C)  prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. 
D)  kept power in the national government. 
E)  established a commission to determine the extent of a need for a Bill of Rights.

Question 8

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for

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A)  regulating interstate commerce. 
B)  levying taxes for raising a militia. 
C)  apportioning congressional representation. 
D)  electing the president. 
E)  choosing Senators. 
A)  regulating interstate commerce. 
B)  levying taxes for raising a militia. 
C)  apportioning congressional representation. 
D)  electing the president. 
E)  choosing Senators.

Question 9

Under the Articles of Confederation

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A)  a unicameral Congress was to be the chief agency of national government. 
B)  there was no executive branch of national government. 
C)  each state remained essentially sovereign. 
D)  major legislation required a two-thirds vote to pass Congress. 
E)  a strong national judiciary was established. 
A)  a unicameral Congress was to be the chief agency of national government. 
B)  there was no executive branch of national government. 
C)  each state remained essentially sovereign. 
D)  major legislation required a two-thirds vote to pass Congress. 
E)  a strong national judiciary was established.

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women's roles after the Revolution?

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A)  They continued to do traditional women's work. 
B)  Educated wives and women lost their status as cultivators of the virtues and moral education of their husbands, daughters, and sons. 
C)  The new ideology of republican motherhood elevated them as special keepers of the nation's conscience. 
D)  Women's political rights were tightly circumscribed and severely limited by most states. 
E)  The New Jersey Constitution of 1776 was one of the few state constitutions that extended the right to vote to women. 
A)  They continued to do traditional women's work. 
B)  Educated wives and women lost their status as cultivators of the virtues and moral education of their husbands, daughters, and sons. 
C)  The new ideology of republican motherhood elevated them as special keepers of the nation's conscience. 
D)  Women's political rights were tightly circumscribed and severely limited by most states. 
E)  The New Jersey Constitution of 1776 was one of the few state constitutions that extended the right to vote to women.

Question 11

Continental army officers attempting to form the Society of the Cincinnati

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A)  were brought to trial for trying to sabotage the civil government. 
B)  were ridiculed for their lordly pretensions. 
C)  were trying to force the Congress to pay them their pensions. 
D)  reflected the Revolutionary War generation's spirit of equality. 
E)  represented the best of the officer corps. 
A)  were brought to trial for trying to sabotage the civil government. 
B)  were ridiculed for their lordly pretensions. 
C)  were trying to force the Congress to pay them their pensions. 
D)  reflected the Revolutionary War generation's spirit of equality. 
E)  represented the best of the officer corps.

Question 12

All of the following were factors in the fight for the separation of church and state except

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A)  the Anglican Church was re-formed into the Protestant Episcopal Church. 
B)  The disestablishment of the Congregational Church occurred throughout New England. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson joined the effort. 
D)  reformers in Virginia secured the passage of that state's Statute for Religious Freedom. 
E)  there was resistance to completely disentangling the church from civic affairs in some parts of New England. 
A)  the Anglican Church was re-formed into the Protestant Episcopal Church. 
B)  The disestablishment of the Congregational Church occurred throughout New England. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson joined the effort. 
D)  reformers in Virginia secured the passage of that state's Statute for Religious Freedom. 
E)  there was resistance to completely disentangling the church from civic affairs in some parts of New England.

Question 13

The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

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A)  they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B)  a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C)  they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D)  the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E)  economic conditions would not allow such a loss. 
A)  they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B)  a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C)  they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D)  the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E)  economic conditions would not allow such a loss.

Question 14

The Second Continental Congress of Revolutionary days

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A)  operated with strong constitutional authority. 
B)  still did not comprise representatives from all thirteen states. 
C)  took away the sovereignty of the states. 
D)  was little more than a conference of ambassadors without constitutional authority that largely conferred sovereignty on to the states. 
E)  failed to assert any control over military affairs and foreign policy. 
A)  operated with strong constitutional authority. 
B)  still did not comprise representatives from all thirteen states. 
C)  took away the sovereignty of the states. 
D)  was little more than a conference of ambassadors without constitutional authority that largely conferred sovereignty on to the states. 
E)  failed to assert any control over military affairs and foreign policy.

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one." What was the context of his remark? What was Jefferson warning against?

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Thomas Jefferson made this observation i

Question 16

As a result of the Revolution's emphasis on equality, all of the following were achieved except

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A)  the reduction of property qualifications for voting by most states. 
B)  the growth of trade organizations for artisans and laborers. 
C)  the establishment of the world's first antislavery society. 
D)  full equality between women and men. 
E)  abolishing medieval inheritance laws. 
A)  the reduction of property qualifications for voting by most states. 
B)  the growth of trade organizations for artisans and laborers. 
C)  the establishment of the world's first antislavery society. 
D)  full equality between women and men. 
E)  abolishing medieval inheritance laws.

Question 17

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention were concerned mainly with

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A)  abolishing slavery. 
B)  establishing a very powerful military. 
C)  protecting America from its weaknesses abroad and its excesses at home. 
D)  ensuring that the states continued to control tariff policies. 
E)  establishing the principle of states' rights. 
A)  abolishing slavery. 
B)  establishing a very powerful military. 
C)  protecting America from its weaknesses abroad and its excesses at home. 
D)  ensuring that the states continued to control tariff policies. 
E)  establishing the principle of states' rights.

Question 18

Identify the following statement that is false.

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A)  The U.S. Constitution grew out of the Anglo-American common law legal tradition. 
B)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as a flexible guide to broad rules of procedure, rather than a fixed set of detailed laws. 
C)  The original (unamended) U.S. Constitution contained just seven articles. 
D)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as an elaborate legal code, common to other foreign countries constitutions, like India. 
E)  The U.S. Constitution was approved through a series of compromises. 
A)  The U.S. Constitution grew out of the Anglo-American common law legal tradition. 
B)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as a flexible guide to broad rules of procedure, rather than a fixed set of detailed laws. 
C)  The original (unamended) U.S. Constitution contained just seven articles. 
D)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as an elaborate legal code, common to other foreign countries constitutions, like India. 
E)  The U.S. Constitution was approved through a series of compromises.

Question 19

Identify the statement that is false.

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A)  The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. 
B)  The American Revolution did not suddenly and violently overturn the entire social and political framework. 
C)  During the American Revolution, people's lives were thrown in turmoil, they were unable to carry on day to day tasks and activities. 
D)  Some isolated communities were unaware that the American Revolution was even going on. 
E)  With the exodus of Loyalists, the emergence of a new Patriot elite was allowed to emerge. 
A)  The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. 
B)  The American Revolution did not suddenly and violently overturn the entire social and political framework. 
C)  During the American Revolution, people's lives were thrown in turmoil, they were unable to carry on day to day tasks and activities. 
D)  Some isolated communities were unaware that the American Revolution was even going on. 
E)  With the exodus of Loyalists, the emergence of a new Patriot elite was allowed to emerge.

Question 20

The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when

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A)  agreement was reached on who would be president. 
B)  states gave up their right to coin money. 
C)  all states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national government. 
D)  the states gave up their power to establish tariffs. 
E)  a two-house national legislature was added. 
A)  agreement was reached on who would be president. 
B)  states gave up their right to coin money. 
C)  all states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national government. 
D)  the states gave up their power to establish tariffs. 
E)  a two-house national legislature was added.

Exam 9: The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

The economic drawbacks of political independence for the United States included all of the following except

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to the antifederalists who opposed it was the

One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that

Most, if not all, of the new state constitutions enacted in the 1780s

The disruptive forces that produced a shaky start toward union of the states immediately following the Revolutionary War included

One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for

Under the Articles of Confederation

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women's roles after the Revolution?

Continental army officers attempting to form the Society of the Cincinnati

All of the following were factors in the fight for the separation of church and state except

The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

The Second Continental Congress of Revolutionary days

Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one." What was the context of his remark? What was Jefferson warning against?

As a result of the Revolution's emphasis on equality, all of the following were achieved except

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention were concerned mainly with

Identify the following statement that is false.

Identify the statement that is false.

The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when

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America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

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