Benchmark 2 Quiz

Which of the following category received the most federal dollars in 2010?

• Education

• Social Security

• Transportation

• Healthcare

Why would an individual citizen choose to be a member of a special interest group instead of a member of a political party?

• Interest groups have more members than parties

• Interest groups focus on one particular issue

• Political parties do not get media coverage

• Membership in a political party is too expensive

Which document was adopted first?

• Mayflower compact

• Articles of Confederation

A major economic weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that America had no uniform system of currency.

• True

• False

Which plan called for each state to have 1 vote in Congress, rather than the number of votes being based on population

• California Plan

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Missouri Compromise

Fair treatment throughout a person's dealings with the government is known as

• Equal access

• Judicial Review

• Equal protection

• Due process

an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.

• Laissez-Faire

• Command economy

• Socialist economy

• Mixed economy

Why did Virginia propose its plan for congressional representation?

• They were a heavily populated state and would gain greater congressional representation.

• They were not heavily populated and wanted equality in Congress.

This compromise allowed for bicameral legislation - a Senate with equal representation from each state AND a Congress with representation based on population.

• Missouri Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• The "Great Compromise" aka Connecticut Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

The Articles of Confederation allowed changes to the federal government to be made relatively easily.

• True

• False