Foundations of Government Review

What is a confederation?

• A bicameral Congress with one segment having equal representation for states and the other with representation proportionate to state population

• Congress could not lay or collect taxes or duties

• 1. A Joining of several groups of people for a common purpose

• Popular sovereignty

Which important English document granted the right to a trial by jury?

• The Magna Carta

• Stamp Act

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

What were the three types of colonies in North America?

• large Colony, small colony, populous

• Royal, proprietary, and charter colonies

• democratic, republican, libertarian

• Stamp, Declaratory, Article

Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union in 1754?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Alexander Hamilton

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress in 1765?

• To oppose the Stamp Act

• To promote the Stamp Act

• To support the English Monarchy

• To support the Colonies

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• June 8, 1776

• July 17, 1787

• May 4, 1744

• July 4, 1776

What principle states that the government can exist and function only with the consent of the governed?

• Confederation

• Popular Soverignty

• Limited Government

• Democracy

What are the three branches of government mentioned in the state constitutions?

• Legislative Branch, Presidential Branch, Executive Branch

• Presidential Branch, Security Branch,

  Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch, Congressional Branch,

  Presidential Branch

In what year were the Articles of Confederation established?

• 1781

• 1787

• 1776

• 1789

Name one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

• No power to regulate commerce

• No power to declare war

• Power to declare war

• power to regulate commerce