Government Exam 2 Review

The Articles of Confederation had this type of one house legislative branch with no executive.

• Unicameral legislature

• Bicameral legislature

• Parliament

• Dictatorship

“This, sir, is the language of democracy—that a majority of the community have a right to alter government when found to be oppressive. But how different is the genius of your new Constitution from this! How different from the sentiments of freemen, that a contemptible minority can prevent the good of the majority! If, then, gentlemen, standing on this ground, are come to that point, that they are willing to bind themselves and their posterity to be oppressed, I am amazed and inexpressibly astonished. . .“ Patrick Henry 1788

This quote reflects Patrick Henry’s opinion that the Constitution

• should be ratified by his state of Virginia immediately

• opposed it because it could take away people's rights

• be ignored completely

• be ignored completely

The Colonists wanted this type of government that would serve the will of the people.

• Oligarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Theocracy

This was the agreement that in Congress, States be represented equally in the Senate and by population in the House.

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Compromise

This group, led by Thomas Jefferson, felt that the Constitution represented a too-powerful central government.

• Anti-Federalists

• Tories

• Loyalists

• Federalists

This is the concept that each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints by the other branches.

• Judicial Restraint

• Executive Appointment

• Jurisdiction

• Checks and Balances

This was one of the main points of the Federalists:

• A confederacy is the best form of government

• The need for a strong central government

• The English crown should have a voice in the Constitution

• A bill of rights must be added.

The Connecticut Compromise, New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan were all a plans that related to:

• English Common Law

• Theocracy

• State representation proposals

• The Magna Carta

Which ideal is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?

• People have certain natural rights

• God gives certain people the right to govern

• Government can only exist with permission of the governed

• People may change or abolish government

All of the following influenced the Framers in developing the Constitution EXCEPT:

• State Constitutions

• John Locke's Theory on Natural Rights

• Divine Right of Kings

• British Tradition