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WorksheetsU.S. Govt Ch 2 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
stated that society was created by a social
contract
The Federalist Papers
Magna Carta
Leviathan
English Bill of Rights
established the authority of Parliament
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Connecticut Compromise
First Continental Congress
imposed an embargo on Britain
First Continental Congress
Magna Carta
Connecticut Compromise
English Bill of Rights
gave colonists experience with limited
self-government
Magna Carta
First Continental Congress
Connecticut Compromise
colonial charters and constitutions
concept that a government’s power is not
absolute
representative government
limited government
colonial charters and constitutions
First Continental Congress
writings that supported adoption of the
Constitution
Connecticut Compromise
English Bill of Rights
Leviathan
The Federalist Papers
type of congress created by the Articles of
Confederation
representative government
unicameral legislature
limited government
First Continental Congress
resulted in a bicameral legislature
Connecticut Compromise
First Continental Congress
representative government
English Bill of Rights
a government in which citizens elect delegates
limited government
colonial charters and constitutions
representative government
unicameral legislature
recognized the rights of the English nobles
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Leviathan
The Federalist Papers
The authors of the Declaration of Independence were influenced by the idea in the Old Testament that
everyone had the right to a fair trial.
governments should be based on the concept of republicanism.
societies should establish social contracts that everyone was required to follow.
the law should apply uniformly to everyone, even kings.
The Founders incorporated Jean Jacques Rousseau’s concept of freedom of religion into the Constitution by stating that
all citizens must practice a religion, but it may be a religion of their choosing.
Congress can establish a state religion.
Congress cannot make any laws preventing people from practicing their religion.
religious groups cannot be taxed or treated differently from other types of groups.
The First Continental Congress’s embargo on Britain likely hurt the colonies’ private businesses because
it decreased income from tariffs.
they could no longer make money from British imports.
the value of British goods was greatly reduced.
enforcing the embargo was very expensive.
An inalienable right that is stated in the Declaration of Independence and contributes to our current national identity is the right to
a representative government.
be able to vote in elections.
be economically secure.
pursue happiness.
Shays’s Rebellion caused the new nation’s leaders to realize that
a stronger national government was needed.
the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting individual rights.
the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting states’ rights.
nation needed to outlaw slavery.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could
declare war, but it could not make treaties.
establish post offices, but it could not levy taxes.
force everyone to abide by the law, but it could not establish a court system.
levy taxes, but it could not establish an executive branch.
The Fourteenth Amendment did away with the Three-Fifths Compromise by stating that
every individual counted as a whole person.
interstate commerce could not be taxed.
legislative representation should be based entirely on population.
the people should directly elect the president.
By agreeing to amend the Constitution by adding the Bill of Rights,
the Anti-Federalists were incorporating the ideas of Charles de Montesquieu.
the Founders were incorporating the ideas of William Blackstone.
the Founders were responding to Anti-Federalists’ fears of an overly powerful
national government.
the Founders were responding to Anti-Federalists’ fears of overly powerful
state governments.
Which of the following lists the steps required to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in the correct sequence?
Madison introduced it, Congress approved it, and the states ratified it.
Madison introduced it, the House modified it, and Congress enforced it.
Madison introduced it, the states approved it, and the Senate modified it.
Madison introduced it, the states ratified it, and Congress enforced it.
The Founders created a federal system of government because they
believed that representation on Congress should be based entirely on population.
did not want the president to become as powerful as a monarch.
wanted individuals to have the right to a fair and speedy trial.
wanted power to be split between the national and the state governments.
