Constitution Unit 1 Review

What was the name of the theory that replaced the Divine Right Theory and had heavy influences on the founding of our nation?

• Social Contract Theory

• Natural Rights Theory

• Mayflower Theory

• State of Nature Theory

Which of the following was NOT one of the Natural Rights that John Locke claimed we have?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

Which of the following was the first governing document to be written in America?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Social Contract

Which of the following includes two major influences on Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Mayflower Compact & Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence & Magna Carta

• John Locke & Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke & Magna Carta

Which of the following is a type of government that does NOT describe the USA?

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Capitalism

Which of the following is NOT true about the Declaration of Independence

• It was written by Thomas Jefferson

• It created the new form of government in America

• It included the list of grievances against the King

• It was written before the Constitution

Which of these correctly explains the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• Virginia plan - states would have representation based on population;

  New Jersey plan - states would have equal representation

• Virginia plan - states would have equal representation;

  New Jersey Plan - states would have representation based on population

• Virginia plan - states would have representation based on average economic earnings; New Jersey plan - states would have equal representation

• Virginia plan - states would have representation based on age of the state;

  New Jersey plan - states would have representation based on number of cities with populations over 10,000.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• No power of taxation

• No uniform system of currency

• Needing 9/13 of the states to approve legislation made it difficult to pass laws.

• It was based around a strong President

Federalist and Anti-Federalists disagreed on all of the following EXCEPT:

• The national government needing more power than it had under the Articles of Confederation

• Whether or not we needed a national Bill of Rights or if state Bills of Rights were sufficient

• How power is shared between the national and state governments

• If the bill of rights should be included as a part of the Constitution

Why did Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay write the Federalist Papers?

• To convince people to not approve of the Constitution in its current form

• To convince people that the Articles of Confederation were good enough

• To convince people that having a President was not bad and that we should select George Washington to serve in this position.

• To convince people to support the Constitution and the strong national government it created