44 PART oNE • THE AmERiCAN sYsTEm
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LO1 Explain how the colonial experience prepared
Americans for independence, the restrictions that
Britain placed on the colonies, and the American
response to those restrictions.When the First Continental Congress convened in
1774, the British government:
a. welcomed the advice offered by the colonists.
b. agreed to allow the colonies to form a
separate government.
c. treated the meeting as an act of rebellion.LO2 Describe the significance of the Declaration of
Independence and the Articles of Confederation, as
well as the weaknesses of the Articles.A major defect in the Articles of Confederation
was:
a. the lack of power to raise funds for military
forces.
b. the lack of treaty-making power.
c. the inability to easily communicate with
citizens.LO3 Discuss the most important compromises
reached at the Constitutional Convention and the
basic structure of the resulting government.Which of the following fundamental principles
was not established by the Constitution of 1787?
a. popular sovereignty, or control by the
people.
b. limited government with written laws.c. a system in which the central government
had complete power over the states.LO4 Summarize the arguments in favor of and the
arguments against adopting the Constitution, and
explain why the Bill of Rights was adopted.The major drafter of the Bill of Rights was:
a. Washington.
b. Jefferson.
c. Madison.LO5 Describe the process of amending the
Constitution and the informal ways in which
constitutional interpretation has changed over time.The reason the U.S. Constitution has so few
amendments is that:
a. the formal amendment process is
exceedingly difficult.
b. the Constitution was written so well that it
hasn’t needed to be amended.
c. Congress doesn’t have time to consider new
amendments.Essay Question:
Consider what might have happened if Georgia and
the Carolinas had stayed out of the Union because of
a desire to protect slavery. What would subsequent
American history have been like? Would the
eventual freedom of the slaves have been delayed—or
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