Government 1 Review

What was the first American government based upon?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist Papers

• Mayflower Compact

Why was the first government unsuccessful?

• It was too weak.
• It couldn't collect taxes to fund itself.
• It gave the states too much independence and power.
• All of the above.

What was the second (final) document that the American government was based upon?

• Mayflower Compact

• Federalist Papers

• Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

What is the name given to the introduction to the Constitution?

• Articles

• Declaration of Independence

• Federalist Papers

• Preamble

The two sides disagreeing at the Constitutional Convention were large states & small states and:

• Northern states against southern states

• Slave states against free states

• Federalists against anti-federalists

• Urban states against rural states

Which of the following BEST explains the significance of the phrase "We the People" at the beginning of the U.S. Constitution?

• The people can amend the Constitution without any formal process.

• The Constitution only applies to people living in urban areas.

• The people can ignore the Constitution if they disagree with it.

• The powers of the government listed in the Constitution come from the people.

Which person was a:

-politician from Virginia who was at the Constitutional Convention

- came up with the Virginia Plan and the three-branch federal system

-wrote some of the Federalist Papers to convince people to ratify the Constitution

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

What is a federal system of government:

• a single central authority governs the entire nation without state input.

• the power of the government is shared by the national government and the states.

• state governments have the power to veto national laws.

• the national government has no authority over the states.

Which one means each state would have an equal number of representatives in the Senate, but representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population?

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Compromise

Which person:

-was a member of the committee who wrote the Declaration of Independence

-served as the ambassador to France from 1776 until 1785

-at age 81, was the oldest delegate at the convention

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Jay

• Benjamin Franklin