Unit 4 Test Review Quiz

The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following?

• an agreement for governing the colony of Plymouth

• the principle of limited government

• the scientific discoveries of the Enlightenment

• the Virginia Company

Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to abandon the Articles of Confederation?

• In hopes that they could return to Great Britain as colonies.

• The delegates wanted to create a monarchy.

• To create a strong central government in their new nation.

• They were looking to become part of the French Empire.

Which of the following decided how slaves would be counted into the figuring a state’s population?

• The Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• Three-fifths Compromise

Division of Government between the National and state governments

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

Which branch of government was created by Article 1 of the Constitution and given the power to create the laws?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Appellate

• Legislative

Which Constitutional principle states that no one is above the law and the government only has powers listed in the Constitution?

• Limited Government

• Individual Liberties

• Federalism

• Republicanism

Which Constitutional principle states that the power of government comes from the people?

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Which group wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation and give more power to the states?

• Militias

• Anti-Federalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Federalists

What was the name for the essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution?

• Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer

• The Anti-Federalist Essays

• The Federalist Papers

• The Fundamental Orders

Which compromise concerned how many representatives different sized states would have in Congress?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The Intolerable Compromise