Chapter 2: The Beginnings of American Government

A system where the government's powers are defined and limited by law is known as a ______.

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Limited Government

Which one of the following is not one of the influential English documents?

• Magna Carta

• English Petition of Rights

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following are some of the key ideas presented in the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, and the Petition of Rights?

• Trial by jury

• Due process

• protection against absolute power

• All of the above

What are the three types of colonies

• Charter, Royal, and Sovereign

• Royal, Sovereign, and Propietary

• Royal, Charter, and Propietary

• Sovereign, Proprietary, and Royal

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

Select all that may apply

• To declare independence from England

• To sit down with each other to have tea

• To create an army

• To discuss the colonists next plan of action in response to British policies.

What was the biggest issue that the colonists had with England?

• Taxation without representation

• the military

• trade

• the government

What was the purpose of the Second Constitutional Congress?

• Declare independence from England

• Create an army

• Function as a government during the American Revolution

• All of the above

• None of the above

What is considered to be the first US government?

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Second Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Weak central government

• No central court system

• No executive to enforce acts of congress

• None of the abovee

• All of the above

What was the original purpose of the constitutional convention?

• Create a new government

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To ratify a new constitution

• To check in and see how the government was doing