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WorksheetsMagruder 02 (all)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
What should you be doing as you take this quiz???
Read the questions carefully and slowly.
Eliminate answers that seem incorrect.
READ THE EXPLANATIONS especially if you are not sure!
All of the above.
What is the idea that government's power must be constrained called?
Limited government
Command Economy
Dictatorship
Unlimited government
Which 3 ideas shaped our government? (PICK 3).
Limited government
Karl Marx, Communism & Socialism
Separation of Powers/Checks & Balances
Representative government
What is the type of government called that emphasizes giving people a voice.
Authoritarian
Communism
Representative Democracy
Dictatorship
This document that limited the power of King John in 1215.
The Articles of Confederation
The U.S. Constitution
The Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact.
The Magna Carta said that King John could not take away these 3 things (pick 3)....
Life
Liberty
Property
Healthcare
Which means a government with 2 houses (or representative bodies)?
Unicameral
Bicameral
Tricameral
Ben Franklin said, "we must all hang together,,,,
or give me life!"
and we can do this thing."
or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
or we ain't gonna have no fun."
This was the FIRST written Constitution of the new United States of America.
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
This word means to officially approve.
Renounce
Ratify
Reconstitute
Reiterate
Since there was only ONE house under the Articles, it was _______________.
Universal
Unicameral
BiCameral
Tricameral
Today, there are TWO houses in our government so it is ______________.
Monocameral
Unicameral
Bicameral
Bilateral
Did the Articles of Confederation have a President?
Yes
No
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state.....
kept it's sovereignty, freedom and independence.
Had very little power.
came together to form a socialist utopia.
swore allegiance to the United Soviet Socialist Republic.
Under the Articles, each state came together...
for their common defense
to secure their liberties
for their general welfare
All of the above.
Good or bad, the Articles of Confederation....
made the national government very strong.
let the states remain very independent.
was a bad idea from the start.
Was the all-time best seller on the NY Times bestseller list.
In the end, the founding fathers decided that....
flying monkey armies were not the answer.
a stronger Constitution/national government was needed.
socialism would work best.
the U.S.A. would put a man on the moon by 1776.
Why would Rhode Island not want to participate in constructing the new Constitution/government?
It felt it would gain unfair influence over the other states.
It felt it would lose power because it was small.
It hated George Washington.
What is 'delegate' another word for?
Someone from Delaware
Frail or easily broken
A judge.
A representative
Why didn't Patrick Henry attend the Philadelphia Convention?
He smelled a rat.
He was ill.
He was unavailable due to a death in the family.
He had a dentist appointment.
What does the expression "I smelled a rat" mean?
You don't like rodents.
Someone farted.
Someone needs to brush their teeth.
Something sneaky's going on.
What did Patrick Henry probably fear?
That Terminex needed to fumigate the Philly Convention.
That the states were gaining too much power.
The states and people were losing too much power.
Since the New Jersey Plan gave every state the same votes, which states liked it?
Large states.
Small states.
Puerto Rico and Guam.
Alaska and Hawaii.
What was the compromise between big and small states to have 2 houses of Congress called?
The 3/5ths Compromise.
The Kentucky Compromise
The Declaration of Independence.
The Connecticut or Great Compromise
What was the Compromise called that counted each slave in the south as 3/5ths of a person each?
The Connecticut Compromise
The Great Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise
The Kentucky Compromise
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?
1st
2nd
5th
13th
In the end, the Constitution was....
Perfect, every word of it.
A bundle of compromises and imperfect.
Federalist's....
Supported the new Constitution and a more powerful government.
Did NOT support the Constitution and a more powerful government.
Anti-Federalists....
Supported the new Constitution and a more powerful government.
Did NOT support the new Constitution and favored a smaller government.
Which is probably better for national security?
A larger more powerful government
A smaller government.
Which is less likely a threat to individual freedom?
Larger government.
Smaller government.
The new Constitution had a President, Courts and power to tax, so....
Federalists liked it because it was more powerful.
Anti-Federalists liked it because it was more fair.
A good government is...
usually very large, strong and nationalistic.
usually very weak and small.
probably a delicate balance of many things.
The 2/5ths Compromise....
Counted each Native American as 2/5ths of a person.
Was invented by Roger Sherman.
Created 2 (not 5) houses in our government.
Is fake & never existed.
Do you think that the founding fathers would be surprised at the size of our government today?
Yes.
No.
