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The First Continental Congress was called partially in response to which of the following?

The Coercive Acts

Which of the following were most likely to oppose the proposed Constitution ?

small farmers

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution contains __________ powers.

Congress's enumerated

The Constitution required consent from __________ for ratification.

a majority of the states

Which government entity has the power to settle disputes between the states?

Supreme Court

Which of the following was part of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

a congress

Which of the following specifies the procedure for amending the Constitution?

Article V

Which of the following debated and drafted the Declaration of Independence?

the Second Continental Congress

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

1776

How many constitutions has the United States had in its history?

two

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as __________ of a person for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives.

three-fifths

In what year was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

1791

How many of the thirteen colonies voted for independence?

thirteen

Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?

Citizens lacked a national identity.

Which of the following philosophers greatly influenced the colonists' views on the role of government?

John Locke

In Federalist, No. 51, James Madison calls for a government design where power is purposefully fragmented and "ambition is made to counteract ambition." Which of the following is NOT consistent with this design?

The President's almost unlimited ability to use the military to carry out foreign policy

The first ten amendments of the US Constitution are known collectively as the __________.

Bill of Rights

In Federalist, No. 10, James Madison is most concerned with the problem of __________.

factions

The constitutional principle that divides power between the nations and the states is known as __________.

federalism

As highlighted in the video The Race to Ratify, the primary purpose of the Federalist Papers was to:

convince New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution.

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