Government via Schools PLP - Unit 1 CFU

Which answer is NOT a characteristic a state must have in order to exist?

• government

• people

• territory

• constitution

• sovereignty

Natural rights, which have always existed and apply to everyone, came from ___.

• natural law

• a social contract

• the Ten Commandments

• the family

In a ___ form of government only the legislature makes the laws, and the leader of the executive branch is elected by the people.

• dictatorship

• parliamentary

• presidential

• tribal

Which answer is NOT a reason Great Britain took renewed interest in its North American charters after the Seven Years’ War?

• Britain wanted to be a powerful trading empire.

• Britain didn’t want other countries taking the raw materials and resources from the colonies.

• Britain feared the colonists would revolt against the British Crown.

• Britain wanted more revenue from colonists to pay for war costs and defense.

The First Continental Congress prepared the ___, which the king chose to ignore.

• Tax Compromise

• Act of Peace

• Declaration of Rights and Grievances

• Declaration of Independence

Parliament’s response to the Boston Tea Party was to pass the ___ Acts.

• Townshend

• Navigation

• Stamp

• Intolerable

Which New York representative and Founding Father called for the meeting that led to the creation of the Constitution of the United States?

• Roger Sherman

• Alexander Hamilton

• Horatio Gates

• Samuel Adams

To pass a law under the Articles, votes from ___ states were required to approve it.

• 9

• 11

• 13

• 7

Which statement was NOT a part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• a prohibition against slavery

• a precedent for westward expansion

• a means for collecting taxes in new territories

• a means for new territories to be admitted as states on equal footing

What was one way larger states took advantage of smaller states?

• threatening military force to negotiate favorable trade terms

• charging high fees to use ports and waterways

• using economies of scale to undersell small state manufacturers

• sending more representatives to Congress in spite of the law