Prescott's Government Chapter 2: Origins

The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had

• no legislative or judicial branch.

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• only a legislative branch, consisting of a bicameral Congress.

• only a legislative and an executive branch.

• only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress.

At the Philadelphia Convention, the delegates agreed to

 

• open their sessions to the public.

• pass proposals by unanimous vote only.

• draft a new constitution.

• make minor revisions to the Articles of Confederation.

Why was one voter per state considered a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

 

• because representation should only be based on population

• every state had an equal voice in government

• smaller states were unfairly under represented.

• larger states were unfairly under represented

The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST said by Americans in the

 

• Constitution.

• Declaration of Independence.

• Declaration of Rights.

• Petition of Right.

The shape of American government is based on the English political idea of

• ordered government

• All of these options

• representative government

• limited government

Why were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams not at the Constitutional Convention?

 

• Their states decided that other delegates would represent them better.

• They opposed making changes to the Articles.

• They were serving the US abroad as ambassadors.

• They believed the convention would blindly follow George Washington's wishes.

What is the Magna Carta?

• a colonial American document listing people's rights under the Constitution

• an attempt by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies.

• a plan for a new government of the US

• an English document that limited the powers of the king

The Federalists wanted

• ratification of the new Constitution

• strong state governments

• .

  return to the Articles of Confederation

• the status quo

The main reason that no amendments were ever added to the Articles of Confederation was that

• Jefferson wrote the Articles and his work was considered near perfect.

• there was no way to amend the Articles.

• amendments needed the consent of all 13 State legislatures

• everyone like the document the way it was written

What type of legislature did the Articles of Confederation create?

• parliamentary

• presidential

• bicameral

• unicameral