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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the Articles of Confederation?The first system of government after the Revolutionwritten by Madison about the Constitutional ConventionUsed to declare Independence from England
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...a strong governmentpovertyfree press
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe states retained the most of the power of government under..The Federalist PapersThe ConstitutionThe Articles of Confederation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOne weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.The ability of Congress to tax.The inability of Congress to tax.The ability of Congress to declare war.The ability of Congress to create courts.
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How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?OneZeroTwoThree - 6. Multiple ChoiceIn the first part of the Declaration, Jefferson wrote that all men have rights. These included "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". What is the first part of the Declaration called?The ClosingThe BodyThe Phone NumberThe Preamble
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?George WashingtonThomas JeffersonJohn AdamsBenjamin Franklin
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the three inalienable rights that all people have?Food, Shelter, and ClothingLife, Liberty and DeathLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main purpose of government?To protect the rights of the peopleTo protect the life of people's thingsTo give people things
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Declaration?to declare independence from France.to declare independence from Germany.to declare independence from Cuba.to declare independence from England
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat can people do to government if it violates their rights?Fix itchange itmove itrebel
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the importance of the 3rd Section, Grievances: Justification for Independence?States that people have rights that cannot be taken away and the purpose of a governmentGeneral statement of why the colonies are just in declaring independenceIt's where members of Congress signed & pledged their loyalty to one another & formally declared independenceStates why it is being written, which was to break away from Britain.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the importance of the second section, the Preamble.States that people have rights that cannot be taken away and the purpose of a governmentIt's the longest section that states the grievances the colonists had.It's where members of Congress signed & pledged their loyalty to one another & declared independenceStates why it is being written, which was to break away from Britain.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the importance of the first section, the Introduction.States that people have rights that cannot be taken away and the purpose of a governmentIt's the longest section that states the grievances the colonists had.It's where members of Congress signed & pledged their loyalty to one another & declared independenceStates why it is being written, which was to break away from Britain.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTo whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?The worldKing GeorgeGeorge WashingtonOne Republic & Timabland
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?They needed a tax collectorThat they had no voice in ParlimentThat they wanted their tax checkThat Parliament had heard them
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain _______, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?unalienable rightsequalities of opportunityduties and responsibilitiesrepeated injuries and abuses - 18. Multiple ChoiceWho believes humans are born poor, nasty, brutish and short?John LockeThomas HobbesThe English MonarchySir William Jones
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an agreement between people and the government?ConsentNatural RightsSocial ContractVoting
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power?"the legislature""the laws of nature""the consent of the governed"the King of England
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