Government Unit 1 - The Basics

The Constitutional Convention was a meeting about:

• Compromises and representation in Congress

• Vacations

• Military

The framers of the Constitution agreed with with Montesquieu's idea of:

• National Government

• Separation of powers with 3 branches of Government

• Federalism

The Articles of Confederation was created to be weak on purpose because

• they did not want war with Japan

• they did not want help from Australia

• they were afraid of having the same type of rule they had in England

The Constitutional Convention solved a lot of conflict over

• the names of each state

• who would be the first president

• representation in Congress

Whose was known for the Social Contract Theory?

• John Adams

• John Locke

• John Wayne

Who used John Locke's idea of the Social Contract Theory to write the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Davis

• Thomas Nash

• Thomas Jefferson

Besides the Social Contract Theory, what else did John Locke believe in?

• Due Process

• Miranda Rights

• Natural Rights

Who controlled most of the power with the Articles of Confederation?

• states

• national government

• England

The primary argument during the Constitutional Convention was about

• taxes

• representation in Congress

• who would be the President

What is known as the "Supreme Law of the Land"?

• US Contstituion

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights