Government Test 2

A major reason leaders such as Jefferson wanted a strong central government was their experiences with Great Britain’s monarchy.​

• True

• False

Shays’s Rebellion forced leaders to realize that the Articles were too weak.​

• True

• False

Pilgrim leaders wrote the Mayflower Compact to provide rules for governing themselves.​

• True

• False

Following the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress instructed the states to begin writing constitutions.

• True

• False

Many people believe the inalienable rights set forth in the Declaration of Independence are not human-made, but come from higher powers.​

• True

• False

Britain reacted to the First Continental Congress by weakening its control over the colonies.​

• True

• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could borrow money and levy taxes.​

• True

• False

In 1787 the states met to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead wrote the Constitution.​

• True

• False

The members of the Second Continental Congress supported republicanism by establishing a legislature in their new government.​

• True

• False

Patrick Henry opposed the new Constitution because it created a weak national government.​

• True

• False