Foundations of Government

Which of the following was a weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Every state had their own form of money.
• There was no executive branch.
• There was no judicial branch.
• All of the above.

Which plan presented at the Constitutional Convention suggested the legislative branch be based on population?

• The Virginia Plan
• The Connecticut Compromise
• The New Jersey Plan
• The Three-Fifths Compromise

Which of the following was an argument of the Federalists?

• Slaves should not be counted for population.
• A strong national government was needed to protect the union.
• A Bill of Rights was necessary.
• State governments would lose power under the Constitution.

Which of the following was an argument of the Anti-Federalists?

• A Bill of Rights was unnecessary.
• There needed to be a plan for admitting new states to the union.
• A Bill of Rights was important to protect the rights of all people.
• A strong national government is favored over state government rights.

Which of the following was the result of a compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

• The 3/5s compromise, counting slaves as 3/5 of a person for population.
• The Senate would have 2 representatives per state.
• The House of Representatives would be based on each state's population.
• All of the above.

The Declaration of Independence often reminds us that we are endowed by our creator with "certain unalienable rights" among these

• Life, liberty and freedom of speech
• Life, liberty and property
• Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
• Life, liberty and the right to bear arms

Which of the following caused many Americans to agree that a stronger national government was needed?

• The Philadelphia convention
• The Northwest Ordinance
• Shays’ Rebellion
• The Revolutionary War

Which principle of the Constitution maintains that power should be divided between the levels of national and state government?

• popular sovereignty
• separation of powers
• federalism
• limited government

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called the

• Preamble.
• Necessary and Proper clause.
• Bill of Rights.
• Enumerated powers.

Article I of the Constitution grants the lawmaking power of the federal government to the __________________ branch.

• executive
• judicial
• legislative
• state