Unit 1 Review US Government 24/25

In his service at the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton argued that the Founders should establish a government characterized by —

• a powerful aristocracy

• a growing merchant class

• a strong central authority

• a loose confederation of states

Which individual's writings, noted for systemizing English common law, were studied by the early founders of the United States?

• A. Blackstone

• B. Locke

• C. Montesquieu

• D. Moses

Which of the following is one way the federal government acts to fulfill the purposes of government detailed in excerpt?

• By creating a space agency

• By limiting presidential terms

• By establishing a supreme court

• By granting the legislature veto power

Which major political tradition argues that a legitimate government is based on the consent of the governed?

• Federalism

• Common law

• Natural rights

• Republicanism

Which Founding Father and prominent American legal scholar signed the Declaration of Independence and proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Mason

• Gouverneur Morris

• James Wilson

Which of the following Founding Fathers is remembered as both a strong supporter of central government as well as the principal author of the U.S. Constitution?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Mason

The document above has similarities to which of the following documents?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Two Treatises on Government

Many people vote for ____________ who espouse certain ____________ created by others. For example George Washington believed in many of the principles developed and communicated by Alexander Hamilton related to the role of the American federal government and the role of banking. Which pair of words best completes the paragraph?

• philosophers - politics

• philosophers - science

• politicians - philosophies

• scientists - politicians

Moses is most connected to the philosophy of modern government because....

• He was born in Egypt

• He was raised in a Monarchy

• He carved out the 10 commandments

• Because invaded Canada

______________ is the father of the constitution?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington