Chapter 5 Study Guide – US HISTORY
Use the book to answer the following questions.
1. What powers did the Articles of Confederation give the Confederation Congress? pg 159
2. After the Revolutionary War, the states imposed taxes (duties) and restrictions on imported goods from Britain. What
did the British do to avoid these taxes by the states? pg 159
3. Why could the Loyalists not recover their property confiscated from them during the Revolutionary War? pg 160
4. What was Shay’s Rebellion a sign of to people with greater income? pg 162
5. What did news of Shay’s Rebellion and unrest elsewhere convince the Congress to do? pg 165
6. What state was the only state that did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention? pg 165
7. Who would the Virginia Plan benefit? pg 166
8. What is the two-step process for amending the Constitution? pg 169
9. What did the people pushing for ratification of the Constitution called themselves? pg 173
10. What was the real issue for opponents of the Constitution? pg 173
11. What started or caused Shay’s Rebellion? pg 161
12. Which delegate was chosen as presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention? pg 165
13. What daunting task were the delegates at the Constitutional Convention faced with? pg 165
14. Why were the meetings during the Constitutional Convention closed to the public? pg 165
15. What were the major provisions of the Virginia Plan? pg 167
16. What is the Federal System or Federalism which is setup by the Constitution? pg 168
17. What profession were many of the Antifederalists? pg 173
18. Why did Sam Adams oppose the Constitution? pg 173
19. What did the Federalist promise in order to win support in Massachusetts for ratification of the Constitution? pg 175
20. What cause resulted in the effect shown in the diagram? pg 159
Complete each statement.
1. The _________________________ excluded slavery from the Northwest Territory. pg 159
2. Under the ___________________, Congress would have two houses, with members of the first house
elected by the people and members of the second house elected by the first. pg 166
3. ______________________ proposed that in the Senate, each state would have equal representation. pg 167
4. The _______________ chose their name to emphasize that the Constitution would create a federal system.
pg 173
5. Opponents of the Constitution were called_________________ but they were more concerned about
whether the national government or state government would be supreme. pg 173
Essay Questions
1. What problems resulted from the fact that the Confederation Congress was not allowed to regulate trade with other
countries or among the states?
2. During the debates at the Constitution Convention, in what ways were the states divided geographically?
3. What kinds of people supported ratification of the new Constitution and why?
Checks and Balances
Legislative Branch
Congress Makes the Law
Checks on the
Judicial Branch
Creates lower
federal courts
Can remove
judges
Can propose
amendments to
overrule judicial
decisions
Approves
appointment of
federal judges
Checks on the
Executive
Branch
Can override
presidential veto
and confirms
executive
appointments
Can declare war
and ratify treaties
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court Interprets Law
Executive Branch
President Carries Out Law
Checks on the
Legislative
Branch
Can declare acts
of Congress
unconstitutional
Checks on
the Judicial
Branch
Appoints
federal judges
Checks on the
Executive
Branch
Can declare
executive actions
unconstitutional
Appropriates
money
Can impeach
and remove
president
4. Explain the checks that the Executive Branch has on the Legislative Branch
Checks on the
Legislative
Branch
Can propose and
veto laws
Can call special
sessions of
Congress
Makes
appointment to
federal posts
Negotiates
foreign treaties