Liberty University HIUS 221 Quiz 4

Liberty University HIUS 221 Quiz 4 HIUS 221 – QUIZ 4 1. How did the Articles of Confederation reflect the colonial experience of Americans? 2. The Great Compromise, devised by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth 3. Most Anti-Federalists 4. Though most cases can be tried in lower courts, where does the Supreme Court Have “original jurisdiction”? Selected Answer: cases affecting ambassadors 5. What does the Second Amendment guarantee? Selected Answer: Congress shall make no law establishing a state religion 6. What does Amendment Four prevent? 7. In the case of a tie vote in the Senate, who casts the deciding vote? Selected Answer: The Vice President 8. The first sentence of the Constitution states: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. “The words” insure domestic Tranquility “may have been a reference to Selected Answer: Shays’Rebellion 9. Which is most like NOT a reason that the Federalist position ultimately prevailed? Selected Answer: the form of government established by the Constitution is the only one that could have succeeded 10. On June 21, 1788, which state’s vote gave Federalists the nine states needed to ratify the Constitution? Selected Answer: New Hampshire 11. The Virginia Plan was primarily drafted by Selected Answer: James Madison 12. What were the Shaysites attempting to accomplish through Shays’Rebellion? 13. What motivated the Confederation Congress to print paper currency? Selected Answer: a shortage of silver and gold 14. Thomas Jefferson’s initial plan for the Northwest Territory called for Selected Answer: the end of slavery in the western territories after 1800 15. What caused the trade deficit with Britain after the Revolution? Selected Answer: desire for luxury goods that had been unavailable during the war 16. Even after the Constitution was ratified, the votes of which two states were nevertheless considered essential? 17. The Sedition Act could be seen as a violation of Selected Answer: First Amendment rights 18. How did the growth of the newspaper business affect politics? 19. Why did Republicans oppose recognition of the new government in Saint-Domingue? Selected Answer: they worried that American slaves would be inspired by the revolt. 20. What position did Congress create to advise the Pres. On foreign affairs? Selected Answer: Secretary of State 21. Thomas Jefferson felt that the creation of the Bank of the United States was Selected Answer: unconstitutional 22. Despite the Treaty of Paris, Britain continue to occupy forts in Selected Answer: the Old Northwest 23. All of the following are true about Alexander Hamilton EXCEPT that 24. Why was John Jay sent to London in 1794? Selected Answer: to settle a dispute with Britain over trade with France 25. As envisioned by the Founders, how was the Vice President chosen in 1796? Selected Answer: the Vice President was the runner-up in the presidential election 26. Who led the slave uprising in Saint Domingue? 27. According to the video presentation, who requested that Madison draft a new constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation? Selected Answer: George Washington 28. According to the video, who was the leader of the faction who opposed the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention? 29. According to the video presentation, Citizen Genet came to America to Selected Answer: request official support from the United States government for the French Republic 30. According to the video presentation, which of the following caused issues between American merchant shipping and the British? Selected Answer: Conflict regarding American neutrality and trade with the French