Civics Ch. 2 Foundations of Government

A bicameral lawmaking body has two?

• Political parties
• Amendments
• Senators from each state
• Houses

Direct Democracy functions best ______________________. 

• on the national level
• in a small community
• on the state level
• large community

The Articles of Confederation failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that?

• The central government did not have enough power.
• It encouraged people to think of the states as seperate from the nation.
• It did not allow the central government to collect taxes.
• Its system of national courts became too powerful.

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in secret because they

• did not want the president
• wanted to be able to speak freely
• wanted to keep their plans
• were afraid of being arrested

The agreement that led to the ratification of the Constitution was the ______________.

• Great Compromise
• Addition of Bill of Rights
• Constitutional Convention
• Virginia Plan

Each nation's government has been shaped by ________________

• the ideals in the Declaration of Independence.
• the beliefs and history of the nation's people.
• the U.S. Constitution.
• the Magna Carta. 

Under the Articles of Confederation the United States could best be described as __________________. 

• Monarchy
• Loose association of states
• Dictatorship
• Federal System

The United States is now a form of ________________.

• Dictatorship
• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Confederation

Dictators answer to  __________________

• the people they rule.
• the military.
• themselves.
• religious leaders.

Anti-Federalists might have said,

• "What this nation needs is a new Constitution."
• "What this nation needs is a stronger central government."
• "The power of the states must be protected."
• "The Articles of Confederation are unworkable."