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U.S. Govt Ch 2 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

stated that society was created by a social

contract

a)

The Federalist Papers

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Leviathan

d)

English Bill of Rights

2.

established the authority of Parliament

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Connecticut Compromise

d)

First Continental Congress

3.

imposed an embargo on Britain

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Connecticut Compromise

d)

English Bill of Rights

4.

gave colonists experience with limited

self-government

a)

Magna Carta

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Connecticut Compromise

d)

colonial charters and constitutions

5.

concept that a government’s power is not

absolute

a)

representative government

b)

limited government

c)

colonial charters and constitutions

d)

First Continental Congress

6.

writings that supported adoption of the

Constitution

a)

Connecticut Compromise

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Leviathan

d)

The Federalist Papers

7.

type of congress created by the Articles of

Confederation

a)

representative government

b)

unicameral legislature

c)

limited government

d)

First Continental Congress

8.

resulted in a bicameral legislature

a)

Connecticut Compromise

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

representative government

d)

English Bill of Rights

9.

a government in which citizens elect delegates

a)

limited government

b)

colonial charters and constitutions

c)

representative government

d)

unicameral legislature

10.

recognized the rights of the English nobles

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Leviathan

d)

The Federalist Papers

11.

The authors of the Declaration of Independence were influenced by the idea in the Old Testament that

a)

everyone had the right to a fair trial.

b)

governments should be based on the concept of republicanism.

c)

societies should establish social contracts that everyone was required to follow.

d)

the law should apply uniformly to everyone, even kings.

12.

The Founders incorporated Jean Jacques Rousseau’s concept of freedom of religion into the Constitution by stating that

a)

all citizens must practice a religion, but it may be a religion of their choosing.

b)

Congress can establish a state religion.

c)

Congress cannot make any laws preventing people from practicing their religion.

d)

religious groups cannot be taxed or treated differently from other types of groups.

13.

The First Continental Congress’s embargo on Britain likely hurt the colonies’ private businesses because

a)

it decreased income from tariffs.

b)

they could no longer make money from British imports.

c)

the value of British goods was greatly reduced.

d)

enforcing the embargo was very expensive.

14.

An inalienable right that is stated in the Declaration of Independence and contributes to our current national identity is the right to

a)

a representative government.

b)

be able to vote in elections.

c)

be economically secure.

d)

pursue happiness.

15.

Shays’s Rebellion caused the new nation’s leaders to realize that

a)

a stronger national government was needed.

b)

the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting individual rights.

c)

the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting states’ rights.

d)

nation needed to outlaw slavery.

16.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could

a)

declare war, but it could not make treaties.

b)

establish post offices, but it could not levy taxes.

c)

force everyone to abide by the law, but it could not establish a court system.

d)

levy taxes, but it could not establish an executive branch.

17.

The Fourteenth Amendment did away with the Three-Fifths Compromise by stating that

a)

every individual counted as a whole person.

b)

interstate commerce could not be taxed.

c)

legislative representation should be based entirely on population.

d)

the people should directly elect the president.

18.

By agreeing to amend the Constitution by adding the Bill of Rights,

a)

the Anti-Federalists were incorporating the ideas of Charles de Montesquieu.

b)

the Founders were incorporating the ideas of William Blackstone.

c)

the Founders were responding to Anti-Federalists’ fears of an overly powerful

national government.

d)

the Founders were responding to Anti-Federalists’ fears of overly powerful

state governments.

19.

Which of the following lists the steps required to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in the correct sequence?

a)

Madison introduced it, Congress approved it, and the states ratified it.

b)

Madison introduced it, the House modified it, and Congress enforced it.

c)

Madison introduced it, the states approved it, and the Senate modified it.

d)

Madison introduced it, the states ratified it, and Congress enforced it.

20.

The Founders created a federal system of government because they

a)

believed that representation on Congress should be based entirely on population.

b)

did not want the president to become as powerful as a monarch.

c)

wanted individuals to have the right to a fair and speedy trial.

d)

wanted power to be split between the national and the state governments.