A New Nation

What did ideas from the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights help create?

• Communist principles and collective rights
• that a government should be constitutional

• Anarchy and the absence of government
• Modern democratic principles and the concept of individual rights and liberties

What was the first national plan of government for the United States?

• Constitution of the United States
• Articles of Confederation
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Declaration of Independence

What is ratification?

• The formal approval or acceptance of something
• The process of creating something new
• The rejection or disapproval of something
• The act of ignoring or disregarding something

What document declared that no person could be forced to attend church or pay for church

with taxes?

• Emancipation Proclamation
• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Second Amendment
• Declaration of Independence

What was Shays’ Rebellion?

• response to a debt crisis among the citizenry

• War

• an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester

• All of the above

What was the significance of Shays’ Rebellion?

• It led to the ratification of the Constitution.
• It resulted in the establishment of a strong central government.
• It demonstrated the effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation.
• It highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

After Shays’ Rebellion, what did many Americans call for?

• Complete dissolution of the federal government
• A stronger central government and a revision of the Articles of Confederation
• Expansion of state sovereignty
• Implementation of a monarchy

What is federalism?

• A system of government in which power is divided among the people
• A system of government in which power is concentrated in a central authority
• A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units
• A system of government in which power is held by a single political party

What is popular sovereignty?

• The authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
• Popular sovereignty refers to the authority of a state and its government being determined by divine right
• Popular sovereignty is the belief that the government should have unlimited power
• The authority of a state and its government is determined by a small group of elites

What is the Bill of Rights?

• The Bill of Rights is a document that outlines the responsibilities of the President of the United States.
• The Bill of Rights is a set of laws that regulate the economy of the United States.
• The Bill of Rights is a treaty signed between the United States and Great Britain.
• The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.