Chapter 2.1: Foundations Of Government
Great Britain's law making body is called the House of Representatives.
False
In federalism, the government is completely controlled by the national government
False
People who opposed the new constitution were called federalists
False
The Magna Carta allowed people to be put in prison and forced to leave the nation without a trial by a jury of peers.
False
The Magna Carta include the right to petition and fair punishment for people found guilty of crimes.
False
Benjamin Franklin, the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention, did not approve of parts of the Constitution
True
James Madison kept an accurate journal of what happened at the Constitutional Convention.
True
Only two states, North Carolina and Rhode Island, did not approve the Constitution until after it went into effect.
True
Parliament is bicameral
True
The U.S two-party system was based on the bicameral system in England
True
The U.S. Constitution is the world's second oldest written constitution still in effect.
True
The delegates to the constitutional convention kept their meetings secret to avoid pressure from outsiders.
True
lawmaking body is called a legislature
True