GOVT 2305 Midterm Exam With Complete
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In the first Congress, ______________ had the fewest members in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
A. Connecticut
B. Maryland
C. Rhode Island
D. Virginia
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Rhode
Island
The 1790 Census shows that Virginia had nearly twice as many residents as
Massachusetts. However, Virginia only had two more representatives in Congress than
Massachusettes. What does this tell us about the impact of the Three-Fifths
Compromise? - ANSWER Virginia had more slaves than Massachusettes
Which of the following states benefitted the most from the Great Compromise?
A. Pennsylvania
B. Rhode Island
C. New Jersey
D. Massachusettes
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
,e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Rhode
Island
How many Senate seats did Virginia get under the Great Compromise? - ANSWER 2
Which type of states had the lease influence in the House of Representatives? -
ANSWER Small States
How many Senators were there in the first Congress? - ANSWER 26
Which state had the smallest population in 1790?
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Delaware
Which of the following states had the most influence in the House of Representatives?
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Virginia
Which of the following groups was eligible to vote in national elections back in 1789? -
ANSWER Only white men over the age of 21 who owned property
Which of the following groups was eligible to vote in national elections of 1869? -
ANSWER All men over the age of 21
Which constitutional amendment extended the right to vote for nearly all citizens over
the age of 21? - ANSWER 19th
Which constitutional amendment extended the right to vote for nearly all citizens over
,the age of 18? - ANSWER 26th
Which of the following was evidence of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
and thus led to the Constitutional Convention? - ANSWER Shay's Rebellion
What is the name of the clause that is understood to give Congress the power to pass
any law that is necessary to carry out its expressed powers? - ANSWER Elastic Clause
What kind of tyranny did the Federalists fear most? - ANSWER Tyranny of the Majority
The key element of the Virginia Plan was that - ANSWER it provided for a system of
representation in the national legislature based on the population of each state or the
proportion of each state's revenue contribution to the national government, or both.
Amending the Constitution is _____________, resulting in a _____________ percentage of
proposed amendments succeeding. - ANSWER difficult; very small
Under the terms of the Great Compromise, the House of Representatives - ANSWER was
based on proportional representation
If you were an Antifederalist, which of the following would concern you about the central
government having too much power? - ANSWER The Elastic Clause
Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around which slogan? -
ANSWER "No taxation without representation"
The Boston Tea Party was largely a response to the - ANSWER British government's
decision to grant the East India Company a monopoly on the export of tea from Britain.
The First Continental Congress was - ANSWER A group of colonial delegates assembled
in 1774 that called for a total boycott of all British goods.
, The Declaration of Independence was an extraordinary philosophical statement for it
time because it asserted that - ANSWER there were "unalienable rights" that could not
be abridged by governments.
The five men appointed by the Second Continental Congress in 1776 to write a
statement about American independence from British rule were Robert Livingston, John
Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and - ANSWER Thomas Jefferson
What prompted British officials to impose new taxes upon the American colonists in the
1760s? - ANSWER A debt that had been accrued from the French and Indian War
The Three-Fifths Compromise - ANSWER worked out that three out of every five slaves
were to be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.
How many states sent delegates to the Annapolis Convention in 1786? - ANSWER Less
than half of the states sent delegates
Daniel Shay was - ANSWER a former army captain who led a mob of farmers in a
rebellion against the Massachusetts government.
Although _____ delegates attended the Philadelphia convention in 1787, only _____
delegates ended up signing the newly drafted Constitution. - ANSWER 55; 39
What did the New Jersey Plan propose for Congress? - ANSWER Representation would
be equal for each state.
In the Great Compromise, the issue of representation was addressed by giving each
state - ANSWER an equal number of senators but linking representation in the House of
Representatives to population.
James Madison believed that the greatest conflict of interest in the Philadelphia
Solutions 100% Verified
In the first Congress, ______________ had the fewest members in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
A. Connecticut
B. Maryland
C. Rhode Island
D. Virginia
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Rhode
Island
The 1790 Census shows that Virginia had nearly twice as many residents as
Massachusetts. However, Virginia only had two more representatives in Congress than
Massachusettes. What does this tell us about the impact of the Three-Fifths
Compromise? - ANSWER Virginia had more slaves than Massachusettes
Which of the following states benefitted the most from the Great Compromise?
A. Pennsylvania
B. Rhode Island
C. New Jersey
D. Massachusettes
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
,e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Rhode
Island
How many Senate seats did Virginia get under the Great Compromise? - ANSWER 2
Which type of states had the lease influence in the House of Representatives? -
ANSWER Small States
How many Senators were there in the first Congress? - ANSWER 26
Which state had the smallest population in 1790?
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Delaware
Which of the following states had the most influence in the House of Representatives?
https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/Political_Science/We_the_People/WTP12/Who+Ar
e+Americans/Infographics/WTP12_WAA_Great+Compromise.jpg - ANSWER Virginia
Which of the following groups was eligible to vote in national elections back in 1789? -
ANSWER Only white men over the age of 21 who owned property
Which of the following groups was eligible to vote in national elections of 1869? -
ANSWER All men over the age of 21
Which constitutional amendment extended the right to vote for nearly all citizens over
the age of 21? - ANSWER 19th
Which constitutional amendment extended the right to vote for nearly all citizens over
,the age of 18? - ANSWER 26th
Which of the following was evidence of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
and thus led to the Constitutional Convention? - ANSWER Shay's Rebellion
What is the name of the clause that is understood to give Congress the power to pass
any law that is necessary to carry out its expressed powers? - ANSWER Elastic Clause
What kind of tyranny did the Federalists fear most? - ANSWER Tyranny of the Majority
The key element of the Virginia Plan was that - ANSWER it provided for a system of
representation in the national legislature based on the population of each state or the
proportion of each state's revenue contribution to the national government, or both.
Amending the Constitution is _____________, resulting in a _____________ percentage of
proposed amendments succeeding. - ANSWER difficult; very small
Under the terms of the Great Compromise, the House of Representatives - ANSWER was
based on proportional representation
If you were an Antifederalist, which of the following would concern you about the central
government having too much power? - ANSWER The Elastic Clause
Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around which slogan? -
ANSWER "No taxation without representation"
The Boston Tea Party was largely a response to the - ANSWER British government's
decision to grant the East India Company a monopoly on the export of tea from Britain.
The First Continental Congress was - ANSWER A group of colonial delegates assembled
in 1774 that called for a total boycott of all British goods.
, The Declaration of Independence was an extraordinary philosophical statement for it
time because it asserted that - ANSWER there were "unalienable rights" that could not
be abridged by governments.
The five men appointed by the Second Continental Congress in 1776 to write a
statement about American independence from British rule were Robert Livingston, John
Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and - ANSWER Thomas Jefferson
What prompted British officials to impose new taxes upon the American colonists in the
1760s? - ANSWER A debt that had been accrued from the French and Indian War
The Three-Fifths Compromise - ANSWER worked out that three out of every five slaves
were to be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.
How many states sent delegates to the Annapolis Convention in 1786? - ANSWER Less
than half of the states sent delegates
Daniel Shay was - ANSWER a former army captain who led a mob of farmers in a
rebellion against the Massachusetts government.
Although _____ delegates attended the Philadelphia convention in 1787, only _____
delegates ended up signing the newly drafted Constitution. - ANSWER 55; 39
What did the New Jersey Plan propose for Congress? - ANSWER Representation would
be equal for each state.
In the Great Compromise, the issue of representation was addressed by giving each
state - ANSWER an equal number of senators but linking representation in the House of
Representatives to population.
James Madison believed that the greatest conflict of interest in the Philadelphia
