AOC & Government Practice Quiz

John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison were all ________

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

These are all traits of the AOC EXCEPT

• No President/Executive branch

• Government cannot collect taxes

• Weak federal government

• Government could declare war and write treaties

The framers of the Constitution included the concepts of federalism, check and balances, and separation of powers in the document because they?

• Hoped to expand the democratic process

• Wanted to increase the powers of the states

• Favored the poor over the rich

• Feared a government with unlimited powers

The Federalist Papers were written to...

• Convince the people to go to war with Spain

• Help ratify the Constitution

• Destroy the Constitution

• Fix the Articles of Confederation

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of petition, freedom of press, and freedom of assembly all describe which amendment?

• 1st amendment

• 2nd amendment

• 7th amendment

• 10th amendment

Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

The right listed above...

• Are earned by demonstrating loyalty to your government

• Have as a result of being a human

• Are received by becoming citizens of a country

• Are granted after enlistment in the military

What did the Northwest Ordinance do?

• It weakened the country

• It banned all slavery

• It expanded the country and added 5 new states

• It made Ohio the new capitol of the nation

At the Constitutional Convention, the large states favored this plan..

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The California Plan

• The Rhode Island Plan

Patrick Henry and George Mason were...

• Federalists

• Anti-federalists

Overall, the Articles of Confederation were...

• successful

• complex

• bold

• weak