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Origins of American Government

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The new Constitution

A. Went into effect in 1789.

B. Included several Enlightenment concept

a)

Federalist in charge

The New Jersey Plan Implemented

b)

Limited government

Consent of the governed.

  Separation of powers.

  Republic/democracratic

c)

Amendment added

Domestic Support

Term of definition

absolute risk

d)

Access eligibility review

accountable officers

acquired land

Active duty

2.

Antifederalists1. Feared the government under the Constitution might be too _______________________

2. Didn’t think the Constitution adequately protected the ____________________ of the people.

3. Wanted a ___________________________ added to the Constitution.

a)

confusing

property

first amendment

b)

aerospace defense

air liaison

first amendment

c)

weak

active lock

adoption services

d)

strong

       rights

Bill of Rights

3.

All power rests with the

a)

people

b)

government

c)

President

d)

the priest

4.

Ancient ______________________- first republic.

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Egypt

d)

Rome

5.

An institution through which society ______________ and ____________________ its public policies.

a)

enforces

distributes

b)

handles

distributes

c)

uses

abuses

d)

makes

enforces

6.

Dictatorship a. All power rests with the (a)   .

7.

Idea is found in the ________________________.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Kings and Queens

c)

Democrats

d)

Liberals

8.

Separation of powers

The idea that the _________________ of a government should be __________________ between different parts or people in the government.

(a)  

9.

___________was an Enlightenment philosopher that wrote about this idea.

a)

Montesquieu

b)

George William Friedrich

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Jean-Jaques

10.

Locke’s Second Treatise on Government

A. Developed his idea of the _____________________________ theory.

a)

Closed Forum

b)

Open Theory

c)

Social Contract Theory

d)

Open Floor Concept

11.

Locke’s Second Treatise on Government. Said all people were born with (a)   rights.

12.

ocke’s Second Treatise on Government   

    Locke's Second Treatise on Government

People were born into a state of perfect __________

Ll

a)

euphoria

b)

answers

c)

freedom

d)

harmony

13.

Locke’s Second Treatise on Government

People will give up some of those ___________________ for __________________________ in return.

a)

rights

protection

b)

equal

rights

c)

privileges

money

d)

houses

money

14.

Articles of Confederation

A. It was our first written set of __________________.

a)

written laws

b)

prayers

c)

suggested terms

d)

institutional supplements

15.

Articles of Confederation

Created a government in which the ______________ were more powerful than the _________________ government.

(a)  

16.

Articles of Confederation

People feared a (a)   national government.

17.

Shay’s Rebellion

An uprising in Massachusetts.

The ______________________ government was unable to put it down, but the state eventually did.

a)

Universal

b)

state

c)

National

d)

Country

18.

Shay’s Rebellion

Made people realize that we needed a (a)   government.

19.

The New Jersey Plan

Also called for _____________________ branches of government

a)

four

b)

unitarian

c)

one

d)

three

20.

Please treat yourself and your teachers with grace,

be patient and be kind. Write down the list of items that you need to complete to be successful this quarter and how will you complete the assignments.

What is the timeline?

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