Early American Government Quiz 5

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...

• a strong federal government

• poverty in the federal government

• free press in the government

Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:

• not all farmers owned guns and wanted them

• there was a need to change and strengthen the federal government

• the Confederation government was running smoothly with no issues.

The Great Compromise was a compromise between the ____________________ and _______________________ .

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and New York Plan

• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

Which group wanted a strong national government? They supported a loose construction (interpretation) of the Constitution. More support was in the North.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Which group did want to approve the new Constitution? They supported a loose construction (interpretation) of the Constitution. Most of their support was in the North.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

The constitution set up this kind of system to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government

• confederation
• oligarchy

• monarchy

• checks and balances

In his book, The Spirit of Laws (1748), French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu wrote of a “tripartite system” of government in which the powers of government are separated and assigned to different branches.

How are Montesquieu’s ideas applied in the U.S. Constitution?

• three levels of government branches (local, state, and federal)

• three levels of the judiciary branches (district, appellate, and supreme courts)

• three civil protections branches (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

• three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial)

What was the first government of the early United States?

• US Constitution

• The Confederacy

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

Which of the following explains the Anti-Federalists fears of the new Constitution?

• they felt it gave too much power to the legislative branch and wanted a stronger federal government

• they felt it gave too much power to the states in writing

• they feared it did not provide a guarantee of citizen's personal liberties and freedoms in writing

• they feared it gave too much power to the king