Foundations of U.S. Government

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

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

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

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.

He led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers

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

What was a major change from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution?

• The executive branch and judicial branch were created.
• Only the executive branch was created.
• The judicial branch and legislative branch were created.
• The executive branch and legislative branch were created.

The first Constitution in the United States

• Articles of Constitution
• The United States Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

The writers of the Articles of Confederation wanted to preserve

• the states’ independent powers
• the powers of the new federal government.
• their diplomatic alliance with King George III.
• their own individual powers within the new government