CH 3 Government Alive

. Which of the following best defines the principle of popular sovereignty?

• The powers of a government are limited by the people.

• Government is based on laws that apply to all the people.

• The ultimate source of governmental authority is the people.

• Elected leaders work through government to serve the people.

The idea of democratic government first developed in ancient

• Egypt.

• Athens (Greece)

• Israel.

• China

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution and as the principal author of the Bill of Rights?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

Which complaint was the greatest barrier to ratifying the Constitution?

• It did not include a bill of rights.

• It had to be approved by all 13 states.

• It allowed too many people to vote.

• It created a weak central government.

Consider the quotations below.

1. 1. “Life, liberty, and property . . .” —John Locke

2. 2. “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness . . .” —Declaration of Independence

3. Both quotations list what our nation's founders believed to be...

• civil virtues.

• natural rights.

• the general will.

• the rights of Englishmen.

Which of these issues at the Constitutional Convention was resolved by what is known as the Great Compromise?

• the representation of the states in Congress

• the eventual abolition of slavery in the South

• the power of Congress to regulate foreign trade

• the method for choosing the president of the United States

The Articles of Confederation reflected Americans’ fear of

• a permanent standing army.

• a strong central government

• a threatened foreign invasion.

• a breakdown in law and order.

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

• It lacked a process for adding new states

• It gave too much power to the federal government

• Congress lacked power and could not enforce laws

• It limited representation in Congress for larger states

What were the names of the two factions that debated over the ratification of the Constitution?

• Federalist and Anti-Federalist

• Democrats and Republicans

• Progressives and Conservatives

• Loyalist and Revolutionaries

Who argued that a government should be dissolved if it did not follow the social contract created by the people?

• Montesquieu

• Jefferson

• Rousseau

• Washington