AP US Government Unit 1 Quiz 1

Which of the following principles is most fundamental to democratic theory?

• free elections and universal suffrage
• Minority rule
• Universal public education
• A written constitution

Which of the following groups believes that bargaining and compromise are essential to a democracy?

• Elitists
• Pluralists
• Democrats 
• Republicans

Which of the following theories contends that our society is divided along class lines and that a narrow upper-class strata rules regardless of the formal organization of government?

• Elite
• Communist
• Socialist
• Egalitarian

Which of the following documents represents the first adopted Constitution for the United States?

• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Plan
• U.S. Constitution

All of the following are basic principles of our democracy today EXCEPT a belief in

• the worth and dignity of the inidividual
• the need for political equality
• universal health care
• the guarantee of  individual freedoms

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to charge taxes of the states.

• True
• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, the only branch of government was the:

• Confederation Congress
• Confederation President
• Confederation Supreme Court

In the Confederation Congress, when laws were voted on , each state got how many votes?

• one state: one vote
• votes were based on state population
• 2 for the Northern states and 1 for the Southern states y'all

Why is Shay's Rebellion signifigant?

• It showed that the government under the Articles of Confederation did not have enough power
• It proved that farmers can be fierce fighters
• It scared Americans into investing and army
• It showed how powerful the army can be

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances, as established by the Constitution?

• A requirement that states lower their legal drinking age to eighteen as a condition of receiving funds through federal highway grant programs
• Media criticism of public officials during an election campaign period
• The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate
• The election of the President by the electoral college rather than by direct election