Origins of American Government Test

The New Jersey plan of government called for an executive branch comprised of…

• One person

• More than one person

• A delegate

• The King

"No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land."
Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta?

• trial by jury
• no taxation without representation
• freedom of the press
• freedom of religion

The Constitution requires that the President's nominations to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate. Which basic principle of the Constitution does this reflect?

• Judicial Review
• Limited Government
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances

An unalienable right that is stated in the Declaration of Independence and contributes to our current national identity is the right to

• A representative government

• be able to vote in elections

• be economically secure

• Pursue happiness

All of the following documents limited governmental power, guaranteed rights, and influenced the creation of American government EXCEPT:

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• English Bill of Rights

Which of these was true of the Articles of Confederation?

• It only created one branch of government, the legislative branch.

• Three branches of government, separate with a system of checks and balances, were created for government function.

• Representation for each state was based on a bicameral Congress, with two senators and representatives based on a state's population.

• The government was granted the power to tax and regulate trade between the states and with foreign nations.

In order to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to agree to pass the law?

• A simple majority of 7 of 13 states

• 9 of the 13 states

• All 13 states had to agree to pass law

• The government did not have the power to pass laws

Which of the following best describes the Connecticut Compromise, proposed at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787?

• The government was prohibited from taxing exports of states and from interfering in the international slave trade until 1808

• Representation based on population, but slaves would only be counted as three-fifths of a person

• The legislatures would be bicameral, with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate based on equal representation, the power to tax and regulate trade, and the creation of three branches of government

• The Constitutional Convention would be dissolved with the hope that the states would reconvene at a later date to fix the Articles of Confederation

three branches of government were formed so that no one part of the government became too powerful

• limited government

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• social contract

rights that the government cannot take away such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• limited government

• unalienable rights

• separation of powers

• social contract