PMA 2 Review Quiz (CRM) - 23/24

What system of government is illustrated in the political cartoon?

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary

• Monarchy

What is the name of the first plan of government for the United States of America?

• Bill of Rights
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

The postage stamp shows a committee of the Second Continental Congress drafting the Articles of the Confederation. Why did this committee create a weak central government?

• They wanted to establish a monarchy
• They were influenced by the French Revolution
• Fear of centralized power after British rule
• They believed in the effectiveness of a weak government

From 1776-1789 the Articles of Confederation established a government for the United States of America. Which level of government would have most authority during this timespan?

• Local governments
• Federal government
• State governments
• Tribal governments

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?

• Lack of representation for small states
• Lack of central leadership

• Failure to establish a national judiciary system
• Inability to collect taxes from the states

Which of the following best completes the timeline of events?

• establishment of the Mayflower Compact to promote self government.

• approval of the United States Constitution.

• support for the implementation of the Magna Carta.

• creation of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense to push for colonial independence.

Which represents a reason why the Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

• Belief in the need for a standing army
• No inclusion of a list of rights

• Desire for a strong central government
• Support for a monarchy

Which part from the Preamble means "give freedom to ourselves and future generations"?

• provide freedom to ourselves and our descendants
• ensure the privileges of freedom to ourselves and our successors
• secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
• guarantee the rights of liberty to ourselves and our offspring

Which constitutional principle is BEST reflected in the image?

• Separation of powers
• Checks & Balances

• Right to bear arms
• Right to a fair trial

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”

Based on the quote, which principle does Madison describe?

• separation of powers
• concentration of powers
• division of powers
• centralization of powers