Origins of American Government

Origins of American Government

10th - 12th Grade

27 Qs

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Origins of American Government

Origins of American Government

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which British document first established limited government or the idea that the monarch's power was not absolute?

Magna Carta

Petition of Right

Two Treatise of Government

English Bill of Rights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 2 pts

Which British document did the colonists believe protected their right to a fair and speedy trial and cruel and unusual punishment?

Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights

Treatise of Two Governments

The Social Contract

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 3 pts

Which group served as the acting government of the colonies throughout the war?

Articles of Confederation

Committee of Correspondence

First Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 3 pts

Which event made the colonists realize the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation?

French and Indian War

Shay's Rebellion

Northwest Ordinance

American Revolution

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 3 pts

Which plan from the Constitutional Convention called for representation based on population?

Connecticut Plan

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 4 pts

The Declaration of Independence states that governments:

can establish standing armies without the consent of the legislatures

derive their power from the consent of the governed

do not have the right to tax those they govern

have divine rights that give them the power to govern

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 4 pts

The Founders created a federal system because

they knew the central government needed to be stronger

they believed representation in Congress should be based entirely on population

they wanted power to be split between the national and state governments

they did not want the president to have more power than the legislative branch

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