Government Topic 2 Test

Which of the following is MOST directly related to the idea that government should be restricted in what it can do?

• representative government
• ordered government
• limited government
• colonial government

The Magna Carta established the idea that

• a monarch's power was not absolute.
• privileged classes were entitled to more rights.
• monarchs had the right to make arbitrary laws.
• a subject's right to trial by jury was not guaranteed.

Use the chart comparing the Virginia and the New Jersey plans to answer the question. A third difference between the plans was concerned with which topic?

• the way States would be represented in Congress
• the way a judiciary would be formed
• the way the government would raise money
• the way Congress would legislate power

This chart shows one main feature of the Connecticut Compromise. What was the compromise's other main feature?

• In the Senate, the States would be represented equally. In the House, the States would be represented based on size of territory.
• In the Senate, the States would be represented based on territory. In the House, the States would be represented equally.
• In the Senate, the States would be represented equally. In the House, the States would be represented based on population.
• In the Senate, the States would be represented based on population. In the House, the States would be represented based on the size of their economies.

Use the map to answer the question. In deciding the population of a State for purposes of representation, a disagreement arose as to whether enslaved persons should be counted. Study the map. Which statement is consistent with what the map shows?

• Northern States would likely benefit from counting enslaved persons as part of their populations.
• Georgia was most likely against including its enslaved persons in its total population count.
• Connecticut would be likely to benefit more than Virginia from counting enslaved persons in its population.
• North and South Carolina probably favored counting enslaved persons as part of their populations.

Which of the following BEST explains the main differences among royal, proprietary, and charter colonies?

• Royal colonies were governed directly by the king, proprietary colonies were led by elected officials in England, and charter colonies were led by religious officials.
• Royal colonies were made up of a two-house legislature, proprietary colonies were governed by a unicameral body, and charter colonies were composed of colonial courts.
• Royal colonies had governors appointed by the king, proprietary colonies were organized by a person who was granted land, and charter colonies were led by governors elected by male property owners.
• Royal colonies had governors who were appointed by Parliament, proprietary colonies were organized by religious dissidents, and charter colonies were set up by officials who received charters for the land.

Read the excerpt and answer the question. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, . . .” —The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America Which of the following BEST paraphrases this statement?

• People must show allegiance to their king and country throughout their lives.
• People need to help others understand their basic rights as citizens.
• People owe their allegiance first to God, then to the monarch.
• People are born with certain rights that no one can take from them.

What historic event is shown in this painting?

• the First Continental Congress
• the Second Continental Congress
• the Boston Tea Party
• the American Revolution

Use the chart to answer the question. What can you infer from the policies described in this chart that may have contributed to the unrest in the colonies?

• Colonists opposed the Stamp Act because it led to the Townshend Acts.
• Colonists and Native Americans opposed the Proclamation of 1763 because it restricted trade between colonists and Native Americans.
• Colonists became increasingly resentful and frustrated by the onslaught of taxes and acts imposed by Britain.
• Colonists opposed new taxes but accepted the laws aimed at protecting the colonists.

Give at least two reasons why the Articles of Confederation were inadequate to meet the needs of the time.