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- 1. Multiple Choice
What plan is better for small states?
Connecticut plan
New Jersey plan
Articles of Confederation
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
What year was slavery banned under the great compromise?
1808
1807
1806
1809
- 3. Multiple Choice
What did smaller states favor under the New Jersey plan?
Unicameral Legislature
Bicameral Legislature
- 4. Multiple ChoiceApproach to government that decentralized power, giving more power to the individual states than to the central government.confederationrepublicnatural rightsinitiative
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.dual federalismSecond Continental CongressFirst Continental CongressGreat Compromise
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe foundation of the US legal structure isthe Federalist Papersthe Constitutionthe Supreme Courtthe state constitutions
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow could the Articles of Confederation be amended or changed?9 of 13 states approveall 13 states approvethere was no mechanism for amendment
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy can no branch of government become too strong or powerful?Not enough laws are there to control power.separation of powers checks the other branchesthe president of the U.S. has all the controlno one branch wants to be powerful
- 9. Multiple Choice
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?Legislative branchthe presidentthe statesnational government - 10. Multiple ChoiceThe New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ statesnorthern; southernlarge; smallsouthern; northernsmall; large
- 11. Multiple ChoiceBicameral means there are ___ branches or housesonetwothreefive
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn a federal system of government, political power is primarilyvested in local governmentsvested in the regional governmentsdivided between the central government and regional governmentsdivided between regional governments and local governments
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ supported the Constitution and wanted a stronger national government.FederalistsAnti-FederalistsConstitutionalistsAnti-Constitutionalists
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a characteristic of the 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention?Most were residents of the western frontiersMany were college graduatesThey were maleThey were mostly wealthy planters
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is NOT considered a natural right by a certain political philosopher we emphasized in class?LifeLibertyPropertyWealth
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe framers of the Constitution intended to establisha representative republic.a direct democracy.a socialist democracy.a parliamentary republic.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceCongressional override of a Presidential veto is an example of which of the following?Checks and balancesFederalismJudicial ReviewConcurrent powers
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is TRUE about unitary governments?Power is concentrated in the components (states) with limited federal power.It is the least common form of government in the world today.Power is concentrated in the central government, allowing little power for the components.It is the system utilized by the United States and other large, heavily populated nations.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation?SenateHouse of RepresentativesGeneral AssemblyHouse of Commons
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -Great CompromiseOne-Third CompromiseThree-Fifths CompromiseSlave Compromise
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis plan for government was favored by smaller states because each state received equal representation in congress.the New Jersey Planthe Virginia PlanShays' Planthe Compromise Plan
- 22. Multiple ChoiceOne issue that was hotly debated at the Constitutional Convention, was the question of representation. Another issue was-the U.S.-Canadian borderSlaverythe Treaty of ParisWomen's Rights
- 23. Multiple ChoiceTo choose the president through and indirect vote we use theCommerce compromiseGreat CompromiseThree-fifths CompromiseElectoral College
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho names new Supreme Court Justices?The PresidentThe Electoral CollegeCongress
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe delegates at the Constitutional Convention shared a commitment toParticipatory DemocracyLibertyEqualityPeaceful transfers of power
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments?The Bill of RightsSeparation of PowersChecks and BalancesFederalism
- 27. Multiple ChoiceBelieved that direct democracy was the perfect form of government.HobbesLockeRousseau
- 28. Multiple ChoiceSociety would function properly if people had laws to control behavior.HobbesLockeRousseau
- 29. Multiple ChoiceLike Hanfeizi, I believed people were evil and needed rules for control.HobbesLockeRousseau
- 30. Multiple ChoicePeople are born free, society corrupts them.HobbesLockeRousseau
- 31. Multiple ChoiceGovernment is established to protect people's natural rights.HobbesLockeRousseau
- 32. Multiple ChoicePeople are entitled to natural laws that government can't revoke.HobbesLockeRousseau
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment thinker's social contract inspired the Founding Fathers to create the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Hobbes
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
- 34. Multiple Choice
Monarchy is based on family heritage
true
false
- 35. Multiple Choice
A small group of people that have all the power
federal
democracy
oligarchy
unitary
- 36. Multiple Choice
to sign or give formal consent to
pass
ratify
- 37. Multiple Choice
Who Created the idea of a Social Contract- an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
- 38. Multiple Choice
Why did Montesquieu believe in the Separation of Power?
If you give all the power to one person they will abuse it.
The government is too big for one person to manage it all.
Splitting up power allows government to move faster.
This way, wealthy people can have different jobs in government.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe United States government under the Articles of Confederation can best be described asweak and ineffectivedictatorialoverly prone to intervention in foreign affairsstrong and vibrant
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe theory that sees wealth as the basis of power is theDemocratic theoryElite and class theoryHyperpluralistic theoryPluralist theory
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Conventionresolved the conflict between those who favored the New Jersey Plan and those who preferred the Virginia Plan.added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in order to lessen concerns about too much power for the new government.threw out the idea of having a monarchy in the United States, opting instead for an indirectly elected presidentInvolved all of these elements
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe importance of Shay’s Rebellion to the development of the United States Constitution was that itdemonstrated the intensity of anti-ratification sentiment within the thirteen statesindicated that a strong, constitutionally designed national government was neededconvinced the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention to accept the Connecticut Planreinforced the idea that slavery should be outlawed in the new Constitution
- 43. Multiple ChoiceIn the Constitution, the powers to coin money, to enter into treaties, and to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states were given toneither the individual states nor the national government.the national government.the individual states.both the individual states and the national government.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat word refers to the the rule of the people?GovernmentPoliticsMonarchyDemocracy
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is NOT a basic principle of the Constitution?Separation of PowersEducation for CitizensChecks and BalancesFederalism
- 46. Multiple Choice
what is the pen name for the anti-federalists
bowser
brutus
the anti's
all of the above
- 47. Multiple Choice
how many colonies were involved with the articles of confederation
22
13
44
all of the above
- 48. Multiple Choice
what is Americas government
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
representative republic
- 49. Multiple Choice
what documents is the US constitution based on
Magna Carta
Bill of rights
The romans
All of the above
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