Chapter 2 Review

17. In the charter colonies, most governmental matters were handled by

• a. the British monarch.
• b. Parliament.
• c. a proprietor.
• d. the colonists.

18.Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?

• a. People have certain natural rights.
• b. God gives certain people the right to govern.
• c. Government can exist only with the people's permission.
• d. The people may change or abolish the government.

19. All of the following influenced the Framers in developing the Constitution EXCEPT

• a. State constitutions.
• b. John Locke's Two Treatises of Government,
• c. Virginia's royal charter.
• d. British tradition.

20. Which colony was founded mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom?

• a. Virginia
• b. Georgia
• c. Massachusetts
• d. New York

21 Which feature did the State constitutions and the Articles of Confederation have in common?

• a. royal governors
• b. bill of rights
• c. principle of popular sovereignty
• d. a strong executive elected by popular vote

22. Which of these State constitutions is the oldest and still in force today?

• a. Massachusetts
• b. South Carolina
• c. New Hampshire
• d. Virginia

23 After the Revolutionary War, the National Government

• a. proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems.
• b. refused to repay the war debt it owed to the States.
• c. permitted the States to make agreements with foreign governments.
• d. began imposing harsh tax policies on property owners and merchants.

24 In Benjamin Franklin's opinion, the final Constitution created by the delegates can best be summarized as

• absolutely perfect.
• as near perfect as possible.
• showing errors of opinion and self-interest.
• as full of imperfections as those who assembled it.

25. Which of the following statements about the inauguration of George Washington as the first U.S. president is NOT true?

• a. It followed his unanimous election in the Electoral College.
• b. It took place in New York City, the country's temporary capital.
• c. It came after the ratification of the Constitution.
• d. It followed Washington's appointment of James Madison as the first Vice President.

27. The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had

• a. no legislative or judicial branch.
• b. only a legislative and an executive branch.
• c. only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress.
• d. only a legislative branch, consisting of a bicameral Congress.