05.1-3 Quizs A More Perfect Union

In a republic, people rule through representatives they elect.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Slavery was not a major source of labor in Southern states.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The Magna Carta placed limits on the power of a monarch.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The cause of Shays's Rebellion was a policy of ______________.

• forcing farmers to plant certain crops
• taxing crops to pay American Revolution debts
• seizing famers’ lands to pay their debts
• issuing paper money to relieve debts

The decision to divide the federal government into three branches can be traced back to the ideas of _______________.

• the English Bill of Rights
• the Magna Carta
• the writings of Montesquieu
• the writings of John Locke

At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan called for _______________.

• a bill of rights
• a two-house legislature
• a one-house legislature
• proportional representation

The process to approve the Constitution required ______________.

• a bill of rights to be included
• a signature by all the convention delegates
• approval by 9 of the 13 states
• a unanimous vote of all the states

One idea the Framers of the Constitution took from John Locke was _____________.

• powers of government should be separated and balanced
• government is based on a contract between people and ruler
• powers of government should be clearly defined
• government should be used as a way of improving society

A compromise concerning slavery was necessary to keep Southern states in the union.

• TRUE
• FALSE

______________ called for the Constitutional Convention to be held.

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton