Government Chapter 2 Test

An inalienable right that is stated in the Declaration of Independence and contributes to our current national identity is the right to

• a representative government.
• be able to vote in elections.
• be economically secure.
• pursue happiness.

Shays’s Rebellion caused the new nation’s leaders to realize that

• a stronger national government was needed.
• the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting individual rights.
• the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting states’ rights.
• the nation needed to outlaw slavery.

What did Britain do in response to the French and Indian War that caused the colonists to boycott British goods?

• Britain increased the colonists’ taxes.
• Britain prohibited the colonies from creating their own charters.
• Britain removed all its troops from the colonies.
• Britain stopped exporting goods to the colonies.

Any powers not specifically stated in the Articles of Confederation

• could not be exercised by either the central or state governments.
• were given to the central government.
• were given to the states.
• were shared by the central government and the states.

Which of the following was a positive achievement under the Articles of Confederation?

• establishing an executive branch
• levying and collecting taxes
• signing a peace treaty with Britain
• stopping states from coining their own money

The Bill of Rights was created because the Anti-Federalists were concerned that

• the Constitution would not implement separation of powers.
• the new national government could trample on individual rights.
• representation in the Senate would be based on population.
• small states would have as much power as large states.

The Federalist papers were successful primarily because they

• clearly explained the principles of American constitutional government.
• limited the power of the executive branch.
• presented a way of solving the dilemma between the large and small states.
• set up a clear way of separating the powers of the three governmental branches.

Colonists valued limited government because they

• believed monarchs should have absolute power over their people.
• did not accept the concept of a representative government.
• thought people should be protected from punishment by an unjust government.
• thought that order could be maintained without a government.

Which of John Locke’s beliefs had a major influence on the colonists?

• All people have certain “natural” or inalienable rights such as the right to liberty.
• Monarchs are appointed by God and should have supreme power.
• People need government to maintain order and prevent conflict.
• The powers of government must be separated.

Leaders such as Thomas Jefferson formed committees of correspondence that

• began writing a national constitution.
• established colonial legislatures.
• sent soldiers to fight in the French and Indian War.
• urged resistance to the British.