American Government Chapter 4 Test

wrote five of the Federalist Papers

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Father of the Constitution

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

primary author of the Declaration of Independence

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

wrote more than half of the Federalist Papers

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

author of the Great Compromise

• Roger Sherman

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

What was the first representative assembly in the New World?

• the House of Commons

• the Pennsylvania state legislature

• the Court of Common Pleas

• the House of Burgesses

Which of the following was not an English influence on colonial government?

• A. federalism

• B. local government

• C. legislative bodies

• D. limited government

What is an act of protest in which business is withheld or refused?

• A. riot

• B. boycott

• C. tar and feather

• D. burn in effigy

Which of the following is not an unalienable right according to the Declaration of Independence?

• life

• liberty

• happiness

• the pursuit of happiness

_____ led an insurrection of debtor-farmers who were afraid of foreclosures and prison.

• James Madison

• Robert Livingston

• Roger Sherman

• Daniel Shays