USGOV - CH. 1 - TEST REVIEW

Great Britain attempted to tax the colonies after the French and Indian war in order to

• expand the power of Parliament.
• pay the debt incurred because of the war.
• expand the power of the king.
• increase the slave trade.

Which of the following was not part of the Articles of Confederation

• Executive Branch
• Peace Treaty with Great Britain
• Northwest Ordinance
• unanimous vote for amendments

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

• They were not detailed or specific enough.
• They were too weak to bind the States together.
• They gave more power to some states than to others.
• They made the Congress and President far too powerful.

What was required to make any changes to the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• a unanimous vote
• approval by three-fourths of the states
• a two-thirds majority vote
• consent of the President

Which of the following activities would be considered a part of the government’s role in providing national security?

• maintaining an army
• creating public schools
• regulating mortgages
• funding fire departments

type of congress created by the Articles of Confederation​

• unicameral
• bicameral
• representative government
• social contract

The purpose of the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence was to

• describe the wrongs the king had committed.
• establish the source of the rights of all Americans.
• emphasize the importance of social contracts.
• list the reasons the colonists believed they deserved independence.

a written instrument from the authorities of a society granting rights or privileges

• boycott
• charter
• article
• confederation

Which has been most important in the development of government in the United States?

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

Until the Constitution was ratified, the document that established anddefined the government of the United States was

• the Declaration of Independence
• the Bill of Rights
• the Mayflower Compact
• the Articles of Confederation