WorksheetsExit Ticket Ch 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The English colonists brought with them knowledge of political systems that influenced constitutional government in North America. Which one of these basic notions held that the people should have a voice in determining what their government can and cannot do?
colonial government
limited government
ordered government
representative government
Which event from English history between 1628 and 1690 most directly influenced later American political ideas and traditions?
Parliament acted to limit the power of the monarch and guarantee certain rights to the people.
King John waged many wars and imposed heavy taxes on the English people.
Charles I called Parliament into session to request more money in taxes.
Parliament offered the crown to William and Mary of Orange after searching for a suitable ruler.
The concept of limited government holds that
government should be based on a charter granted by the king.
government should be abolished.
government should include both a monarch and a Parliament.
government power should be restricted so as not to violate basic human rights.
In what way were rights shifted in the Petition of rights?
It reinforced the divine right of kings.
It guaranteed freedom of religion.
the King could no longer tax the people without common consent of Parliament
It required that all parliamentary elections be free.
Which of the following helped lead to growing self-government in the colonies?
The colonists no longer wished to be British citizens.
The colonists depended on Great Britain for their defense.
England was far away and travel and communication were slow.
England had recently defeated France in the French and Indian War.
Which statement BEST describes the reason for growing tensions between Great Britain and the colonies in the years after King George III took the throne?
The colonists were continually attacked by the French and their Native American allies.
Parliament raised taxes and restricted trade without consulting colonial legislatures.
The British condemned the Albany Plan of 1754.
Colonial legislatures had to pay royal governors.
Many of the colonists believed that people have the right to resist an unfair, or illegitimate, government. Which of the following actions BEST reflects this belief?
the formation of the New England Confederation and the British Board of Trade
the rejection of Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan by the colonies and the Crown
the passage of the Stamp Act and its later repeal
the Boston Tea Party protest against British policies
What was significant about the Stamp Act Congress?
The Congress wrote a Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
It caused Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act but not the Intolerable Acts.
It was the first time that several colonies met to oppose British policies.
Colonial legislatures gained more decision-making power.
Which of the following led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress?
The colonists had begun to boycott British goods.
The British refused to repeal the Stamp Act.
Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts.
Parliament had called for a meeting of colonial legislatures.
Why did the First Continental Congress call for a Second Continental Congress before adjourning?
Delegates wanted time to see if the Declaration of Rights and the boycott of British goods would change British policy.
Delegates needed time to respond to the Intolerable Acts and gauge their effect on the colonial economy.
The battles of Lexington and Concord required the creation of a Continental Army.
King George III had abolished the First Continental Congress and halted all trade.
Once the delegates had agreed to declare independence from Great Britain, which of the following issues did they vigorously debate?
Should the Declaration criticize the king?
Was a Declaration really necessary?
Who should write the Declaration?
Should the Declaration condemn the slave trade?
Which feature of State constitutions was accomplished by creating three branches of government, each with its own powers?
separation of powers
popular sovereignty
limited government
checks and balances
Which of the following is evidence that the new central government could not enforce the Articles?
States making agreements with foreign governments
the States' inability to raise money through taxes or duties
ongoing disputes over western land claims and other territories
the call for a meeting to revise the Articles
The Articles of Confederation reflected the colonists' desire for
a strong executive branch.
a bicameral legislature.
State sovereignty.
a strong judicial branch.
because there was no enforcement to the Articles of Confederation. States made financial problems even worse when they
created their own banks.
printed their own money.
refused to tax their people.
borrowed from the Federal Government.
Which of the following weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was MOST directly related to Shays' Rebellion?
the policy of one vote in Congress for each State
the inability of Congress to levy taxes resulted in an a inability of the Congress to pay former soldiers of the Revolution.
the lack of a national court system to settle disputes
the carrying out of executive functions by congressional committees
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation eventually led the States to determine it was necessary to establish
a bicameral legislature.
a national judicial system.
a congressional voting policy based on population.
a stronger national government.
How was the government, as established by the Articles of Confederation, influenced by the colonists' ideas and experiences?
The colonists planned a strong central government so they could fight the British.
The colonists wanted to be independent within the framework of royal control.
The colonists did not want to give up too much power to a central government.
The colonists did not plan to allow individual State governments.
On which of the following points did the Virginia and New Jersey plans AGREE?
The new government should have a legislature made up of a House of Representatives and a Senate.
The new government should have a federal executive of more than one person.
The new government should have most of its powers vested in a National Judiciary.
The new government should have three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.
Which of the following is TRUE about the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Most were in their sixties and seventies.
Most were young and well educated.
Most thought the States should be eliminated.
Most were from Virginia.
Which of the following is accurate regarding the difficult decision on how should states be represented in congress?
large state like Virginia wanted representation based on an equal number per state
small state like New Jersey wanted representation based on the population of the state
A compromise was made. A smaller upper house based on equal representation per state and larger lower house based on population
No compromise was made, we have a bicameral congress and both the upper and lower house are based on population
Slaves would be counted as ⅗ of a person rather than not at all for state representation in congress. Why? Check all that apply
Southern states liked this because this would increase their representation in the house.
This was added to the constitution primarily or purpose of distinguishing slave as sub human
This satisfied the north because this would increase the tax burden on southern state to the federal government
This would be repealed shortly after the constitution was ratified with the Bill of Rights.
Which of the following features in the Constitution BEST illustrates the concept of limited government?
the counting of each enslaved person as three-fifths when determining a State's population
representation by population in the House and equal representation in the Senate
the prohibition against the Federal Government taxing the exports of any State
the banning of the slave trade in the southern States until the year 1808
Which of these statements BEST describes the viewpoint of Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the proposed Constitution? The document should not be ratified, because
it establishes an essential, centralized federal government that was missing under the Articles of Confederation.
the issues of slavery and foreign trade are not adequately handled in the proposed constitution.
it addresses the issues of popular sovereignty and the right to a fair trial that appear in State constitutions.
it fails to secure basic rights for the individual, which were the essential principles of the Declaration of Independence.
The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written to support the ratification of the constitution and the authors include all of the following EXCEPT
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
