American Government and Constitution Quiz

What style of rule did most Americans favor after winning their independence from Great Britain?

• Democracy

• Republicanism

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

What is the notion that government should be based on the consent of the people called?

• Anarchy

• Totalitarianism

• Republicanism

• Monarchy

What specific rights were guaranteed for citizens in the states' constitutions following the Revolutionary War?

• Right to bear arms, right to privacy, right to assembly

• Freedom of speech, religion, and the press

• Right to a fair trial, right to education, right to healthcare

• Right to vote, right to property, right to employment

What did the Continental Congress decide regarding the representation of different-sized states in Congress?

• Each state would have one vote, regardless of the number of people in the state

• Representation would be based on the population of the state

• Only the larger states would have representation in Congress

• Representation would be based on the wealth of the state

What set of laws established a two-tier government with state governments being supreme in some matters and the national government in other matters?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

What did the Articles of Confederation give the new government power to do?

• Sign treaties, establish a national bank, collect taxes

• Declare war, sign treaties, establish a national bank

• Declare war, sign treaties, establish a postal service

• Declare war, establish a postal service, collect taxes

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 establish a plan for?

• Establishing a postal service

• Surveying and selling land to settlers at affordable prices

• Organizing the land into territories

• Establishing a national bank

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 establish a procedure for?

• How to establish a national bank

• How to declare war

• How to govern the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• How to organize the land into territories

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 organize the land into?

• Colonies

• Territories

• Provinces

• States

What was the new form of government called by the delegates of the Continental Congress?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Confederation

• Democracy