MP1 WK3 Weekly Quiz Gov.

Which of the following was the first form of government in the USA?

• Articles of confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• New York Compromise

The Great Compromise split our Congress into two houses.

• True

• False

The 3/5th Compromise-

• Made it possible to pass laws with only 3/5th of the Senate

• Counted slaves as 3/5ths a person for population purposes

• Ensured that at least 3/5th of a jury was needed to condemn a criminal

• Said that at least 3/5th of the population needed to vote

What writings justified the creation of the American government and the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Dependency

• The Preamble

• The Antifederalist papers

What was a main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The increased access to public education

• The ability to trade with foreign nations

• The inability to tax and raise government funds

• The increased unity amongst states and the Federal government

The government has the responsibility to ensure peace and order at home.

• To form a more perfect union.

• To Insure domestic tranquility

• To promote the general welfare

• To provide for the common defense.

• To secure the blessings of liberty

All states should work together as a unified nation.

• To insure domestic tranquility.

• To establish justice.

• To promote the general welfare.

• To form a more perfect union.

• To secure the blessings of liberty.

The government has the responsibility to promote the well-being of all its citizens.

• To provide for the common defense.

• To secure the blessings of liberty.

• To promote the general welfare.

• To establish justice.

• To insure domestic tranquility

Everyone should be treated fairly and equally under the law.

• To establish justice.

• To insure domestic tranquility.

• To form a more perfect union.

• To promote the general welfare.

• To secure the blessings of liberty.

The government has the responsibility to protect its citizens against foreign attack.

• To provide for the common defense.

• To insure domestic tranquility

• To promote the general welfare.

• To form a more perfect union.

• To establish justice.