US Government Unit 1

Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

What are the four origins of the state?

• power theory, soul theory, space theory, time theory

• population theory, state theory, territory theory, sovereignty 

• force theory, evolutionary theory, divine right, social contract theory

• none of the above

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______________ established the functions of the national government of the United States after independence was declared from Great Britain.

• Federalist Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia House of Burgesses

Jefferson's most notable contribution to the US government was likely --

• purchasing the Louisiana Territory

• Writing the Declaration of Independence

• Establishment of the U.S. Military Academy

• signing the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves

What resolution came about in the response to the debate over legislative representation? 

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Article of Confederation

Opponents of the New Jersey Plan argued that the plan favored --

• slaveholding states

• less populous states

• a split bicameral legislature

• a strong central government

Which Founding Father demanded the U.S. Constitution describe the rights of states and individuals that the federal government should protect?

• George Bush

• George Mason

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

In his service at the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton argued that the Founders should establish a government characterized by --

• a powerful aristocracy

• a growing merchant class

• a strong central authority

• a loose confederation of states

Which of the following Founding Fathers is remembered as both a strong supporter of central government as well as the principal of author of the U.S. Constitution?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Mason

Who am I?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Roger Sherman

• Aaron Burr

• King George III