Ch 2 Quiz: Origins of American Government

The Founders incorporated Jean Jacques Rousseau's concept of freedom of religion into the Constitution by stating that

• all citizens must practice a religion, but it may be a religion of their choosing

• Congress can establish a state religion

• Congress cannot make any laws preventing people from practicing their religion

• religious groups cannot be taxed or treated differently from other types of groups

Shay's Rebellion caused the new nation's leaders to realize that

• a stronger national government was needed

• the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting individual rights

• the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting states' rights

• the nation needed to outlaw slavery

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could

• declare war, but it could not make treaties

• establish post offices, but it could not levy taxes

• forced everyone to abide by the law, but it could not establish a court system

• levy taxes, but it could not establish an executive branch

The Fourteenth Amendment did away with the Three-Fifths Compromise by stating that

• every individual counted as a whole person

• interstate commerce could not be taxed

• legislative representation should be based entirely on population

• the people should directly elect the president

The Founders created a federal system of government because they

• believed that representation in Congress should be based entirely on population

• did not want the president to become as powerful as a monarch

• wanted individuals to have the right to a fair and speedy trial

• wanted power to be split between the national and the state governments