Foundations of Government

According to the Declaration of Independence, the purpose of government is to protect

• money
• human rights
• the White House
• the leader

This document influenced the first amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Mayflower Compact
• Common Sense

Loose association of states

• Parliament
• democracy
• monarchy
• confederation

This document established self-government in the colonies

• Mayflower Compact
• Magna Carta
• Declaration of Independence
• English Bill of Rights

Under the Articles of Confederation,

• a president carried out the nation’s laws.
• a national court system interpreted the nation’s laws.
• each state had one vote in the lawmaking house.
• a national court system interpreted the nation’s laws.

Which of the following was the goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• To provide for a way to change the system of government over time.
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation and make it a better document.
• To establish an army to put down Shay’s Rebellion
• To totally redo the system of government set in place by the Articles of Confederation.

Which of these are NOT natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Liberty
• Pursuit of Happiness
• Ensure domestic tranquility
• Life

Under the Articles of Confederation,

• Congress had the power to enforce tax collection.
• Congress controlled trade between the states.
• Congress granted power to the executive branch.
• Congress could not pay the soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

With which statement would a colonist who supports revolution agree?

• Being forced to pay taxes without representation in Parliament is outrageous.
• Being forced to buy coffee only from the East India Company is outrageous.
• Paying taxes on paper goods is a reasonable request.
• Forcing innkeepers to house British troops is acceptable since they provide protection for the colonists.

He led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers

• Sam Adams
• Daniel Shays
• John Adams
• Paul Revere