These Truths - Chapter 4 Quiz

What was a major point of tension within the Constitutional Convention according to Lepore?

Question Answer Choices Taxation Foreign alliances Slavery Term limits for the president

What did the Articles of Confederation fail to provide an effective method for?

Question Answer Choices Electing representatives Collecting taxes Declaring war Regulating trade

What two parties formed in response to the proposed government structure in the Constitution?

Question Answer Choices The Whigs and the Tories The Federalists and the anti-Federalists The Loyalists and the Patriots The Democrats and the Republicans

What financial institution did Alexander Hamilton propose to create in order to stabilize the national currency?

Question Answer Choices A federal reserve A national bank A state treasury A central credit union

What event prompted leaders from several states to call for a convention in Philadelphia in 1787?

Question Answer Choices An armed revolt by farmers in Massachusetts A failed treaty with Britain The election of a new governor A tax on imported goods

Which president established a cabinet with heads from departments like State and Treasury?

Question Answer Choices Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison John Adams

What compromise was made regarding the representation of enslaved people in the Constitution?

Question Answer Choices Each enslaved Black person was assessed as three-fifths of a human being for representation. Enslaved people were only counted for taxation purposes. Enslaved people were not counted at all for representation. Each enslaved person was counted as a full person for representation.

What did Washington set a precedent for by resigning after two terms?

Question Answer Choices Presidential succession Unlimited presidential terms Presidential veto power Limited presidential terms

What did Washington's farewell address warn against?

Question Answer Choices Foreign alliances Political partisanship Religious intolerance Economic instability

Who took careful notes during the process of making the written Constitution for the United States?

Question Answer Choices Thomas Jefferson James Madison Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton