SSUSH5 Unit 3 Constitution
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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36 Slides • 30 Questions
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the main focus of SSUSH5?
Investigating the causes and effects of the Civil War
Exploring the events and ideas leading to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
Studying the economic growth of the United States in the 19th century
Analyzing the impact of World War II on the United States
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Open Ended
Why do you think the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution was a significant event in American history?
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Why did the newly independent states prefer a confederation after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence?
They wanted to maintain their sovereignty while being loosely unified as a nation.
They wanted a strong central government to control all states.
They wanted to remain colonies of Great Britain.
They wanted to abolish all forms of government.
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How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 impact the development of the United States, particularly in the Northwest Territory?
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Explain how the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 demonstrated strengths in the Articles of Confederation.
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Which of the following were benefits of the Northwest Ordinance?
Encouraged westward migration
Freed the slaves in the new territory
Established public schools in the Northwest Territory
Allowed slavery in the Northwest Territory
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Multiple Choice
What was one negative consequence of the Northwest Ordinance as mentioned in the lesson?
It led to growing sectionalism between the north and south due to the issue of slavery.
It encouraged the spread of slavery into new territories.
It prevented the formation of new states.
It discouraged westward migration.
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According to George Washington's letter, what was the main danger of having thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other under the Articles of Confederation?
It would bring ruin upon the whole nation.
It would make the government too powerful.
It would unite the states.
It would increase foreign trade.
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Which of the following were weaknesses of the government created by the Articles of Confederation?
No executive branch or judicial branch
Lacked the power to tax
Could not regulate commerce
All of the above
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Open Ended
Explain how the lack of power to tax under the Articles of Confederation affected the national economy.
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According to Ben Franklin's analogy in the primary source, why was compromise necessary during the Constitutional Convention?
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Multiple Select
Which of the following statements accurately describe the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Virginia Plan favored large states by proposing representation based on population.
The New Jersey Plan favored small states by proposing equal representation for all states.
The Virginia Plan proposed a unicameral legislature.
The New Jersey Plan proposed a bicameral legislature.
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Multiple Choice
What was the main issue debated at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
How states would be represented in the new government
Whether to declare independence from Britain
How to elect the President
Whether to abolish slavery
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Open Ended
How did the Great Compromise address the concerns of both large and small states regarding representation in Congress?
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Multiple Choice
Based on the map of slave population in 1790, which states would most likely have wanted to count slaves as part of their population for representation purposes?
Virginia and South Carolina
Massachusetts and New York
Ohio and Pennsylvania
New Jersey and Delaware
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Multiple Choice
What was the main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
To allow southern states to count a portion of their slaves for representation purposes
To abolish slavery in all states
To give northern states more power in Congress
To end the production of cash crops in the South
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are powers reserved for state governments according to the concept of federalism?
Regulate intrastate commerce
Establish local government systems
Coin money
Administer elections
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Multiple Choice
Who is credited with developing the concept of separation of powers that influenced the U.S. government?
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
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Open Ended
How does the idea expressed by Baron de Montesquieu in 1735 relate to the structure of the United States government?
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Explain how the system of checks and balances works among the three branches of the U.S. government, providing at least one example for each branch.
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Multiple Choice
Which is an important difference between the federalists and anti-federalists?
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What did anti-federalists want added to the Constitution?
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Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
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Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
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Did you take notes? Did you learn some new things?
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