Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 61

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-Patrick Henry

• A)was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy
• B)issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts
• C)drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories
• D)was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution
• E)briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
• F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
• G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
• H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
• I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
• J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
• K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain

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Definitions:

Jurisdiction

The official power or authority to make legal decisions and judgments, often within a specified geographic area or over certain types of legal cases.

Supreme Court

The highest judicial court in the United States, consisting of nine Justices and having ultimate appellate jurisdiction.

Precedent

A principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.

Lower Court

A court of law that is empowered to hear and decide on cases at the first instance, often before they are eligible for appeal to higher courts.