Openstax Chapter 2

2. The agreement that citizens will consent to be governed so long as government protects their natural rights is called ________.

• the divine right of kings

• the social contract

• a bill of rights

• due process

What important power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?

• It could not coin money.

• It could not declare war.

• it could not impose taxes

• It could not conduct foreign affairs

According to the text this was the first tax to draw the ire of colonists

• Tea Tax

• Stamp Tax

• Sugar Tax

• Spice Tax

An entity in which independent, self-governing states form a union for the purpose of acting together in areas such as defense.

• Democracy

• Republic

• Confederation

• Oligarchy

Which is not true of the Virginia Plan?

• It called for a bicameral legislature

• Representation would be based on population

• Representatives could not be reelected until a unspecified time passed

• All representatives would be elected by direct vote

According to the Great Compromise, how would representation in Congress be apportioned?

• Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation.

• Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state’s population and every state would have two senators.

• Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a state’s population.

How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention resolve their disagreement regarding slavery?

• It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.

• It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation.

• It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.

• It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.

What argument did Alexander Hamilton use to convince people that it was not dangerous to place power in the hands of one man?

• That man would have to pass a religious test before he could become president; thus, citizens could be sure that he was of good character.

• One man could respond to crises more quickly than a group of men like Congress.

• It was easier to control the actions of one man than the actions of a group.

• both B and C

Why was it important to have Virginia and New York Ratify the Constitution?

• They Represented the 8th and 9th states to ratify

• They were both wealthy states with large populations

• The Constitution required a unanimous ratification

• Both states held out for a better deal

What is the Bill of Rights?

• first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms

• powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution

• twenty-seven amendments added to the Constitution over the years

• document authored by Thomas Jefferson that details the rights of the citizens