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Government 1 Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first American government based upon?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Mayflower Compact

2.

Why was the first government unsuccessful?

a)
It was too weak.
b)
It couldn't collect taxes to fund itself.
c)
It gave the states too much independence and power.
d)
All of the above.
3.

What was the second (final) document that the American government was based upon?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Constitution

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

4.

What is the name given to the introduction to the Constitution?

a)

Articles

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Preamble

5.

The two sides disagreeing at the Constitutional Convention were large states & small states and:

a)

Northern states against southern states

b)

Slave states against free states

c)

Federalists against anti-federalists

d)

Urban states against rural states

6.

Which of the following BEST explains the significance of the phrase "We the People" at the beginning of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

The people can amend the Constitution without any formal process.

b)

The Constitution only applies to people living in urban areas.

c)

The people can ignore the Constitution if they disagree with it.

d)

The powers of the government listed in the Constitution come from the people.

7.

Which person was a:

-politician from Virginia who was at the Constitutional Convention

- came up with the Virginia Plan and the three-branch federal system

-wrote some of the Federalist Papers to convince people to ratify the Constitution

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Alexander Hamilton

8.

What is a federal system of government:

a)

a single central authority governs the entire nation without state input.

b)

the power of the government is shared by the national government and the states.

c)

state governments have the power to veto national laws.

d)

the national government has no authority over the states.

9.

Which one means each state would have an equal number of representatives in the Senate, but representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population?

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

Great Compromise

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

Connecticut Compromise

10.

Which person:

-was a member of the committee who wrote the Declaration of Independence

-served as the ambassador to France from 1776 until 1785

-at age 81, was the oldest delegate at the convention

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Jay

d)

Benjamin Franklin

11.

If the government had no power to collect taxes, what would two effects of that be? (SELECT 2!)

a)

It was unable to pay for expenses.

b)

It was unable to provide many services.

c)

It had an abundance of resources.

d)

It maintained high public infrastructure.

12.

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the U.S. Constitution?

a)

The Articles were never officially ratified.

b)

The Articles were only meant for wartime governance.

c)

The government was too weak to rule effectively.

d)

The Articles did not allow for a national currency.

13.

What was one way that the Constitution addressed the issue of how slaves would be counted in a state's population?

a)
Slaves counted the same as free people in the population.
b)
States could choose whether of not to count enslaved people.
c)
Every five slaves would be counted as three people.
d)
Slaves were not counted as part of a state's population.
14.

Which of the following is true of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

It was used to draft the United States Constitution.

b)

It was an alliance between the United States and France.

c)

It was a document that established state boundaries.

d)

It formed the first central government in the United States.

15.

Which person:

-served as the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War

-owned a plantation in Virginia called Mount Vernon

-was chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Patrick Henry

16.

Which of the following statements is true of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The states with the largest populations had the most power.

b)

States with the most land had more power than others.

c)

States with the most resources had more power than others.

d)

All states had equal power in Congress.

17.

Why did the Articles of Confederation give more powers to the states than to the central government?

a)

Many people believed that states should have more autonomy.

b)

Many Americans feared a strong central government.

c)

The central government was seen as unnecessary by some.

d)

The states wanted to maintain their independence from each other.

18.

Why did the representatives at the Constitutional Convention divide the powers of the national government among three different branches?

a)

They wanted to avoid the mistakes of the Roman Republic.

b)

They were inspired by the ancient Greek city-states.

c)

They were following the model of the Articles of Confederation.

d)

They did not want any one branch of government to become too powerful.

19.

Explain the "Three-Fifths Compromise".

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