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WorksheetsChapter 2: Origins of Government
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following was the FIRST example of limited government?
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
The Articles of Confederation
Which of the following are our Natural Rights?
Liberty
Life
Pursuit of Happiness
Property
Which document was better for our nation in your opinion?
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Which philosopher created the idea of the social contract?
John Locke
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Which document was the first formal constitution in the colonies?
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
Which events could have caused an increase in taxation throughout the colonies?
The Boston Tea Party
The French and Indian War
The American Revolution
The crowning of King George III
The Second Continental Congress appointed which man as commander of the Continental Army?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following were issues under the Articles of Confederation?
National Government was in debt to foreign countries
State governments did not have enough power
States were in debt
Soldiers from the Revolution had not been paid
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Boston, Massachusetts
New York City, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington D.C.
Which person is know as the Father of the Constitution?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Which plan supported small states and favored equal representation in Congress?
Virginia Plan
The Great Compromise
3/5ths Compromise
New Jersey Plan
What kind of legislature did the Great Compromise create?
1 House- population
1 House- Equal Representation
2 House- Population & Equal Representation
3 House- Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Which states would support counting slaves towards representation?
Northern
Southern
Which group advocated for an addition to the Constitution (the Bill of Rights)?
Federalists
Republicans
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
True or False: Anti-Federalists did not support the Constitution?
True
False
