Lesson Quiz 2-1 Origins of American Government
Had a significant experience in representative government
By 1776, the colonial governments
True
T or F: The Judos- Christian concept of agreement between man and God influences the early colonists' views of the role of government
Citizens were upset about farm foreclosures
A major reason for Shay's Rebellion was that...
Many states refused to help pay off the extensive war debt
A serious problem following the Revolutionary War was that...
Imposed an embargo on Britain
After considerable discussion, the First Continental Congress....
Created for policies for settling lands west of the Appalachian mountains
An important accomplishment of the articles of confederation was that it...
The national government or state and local governments should be stronger
As the Articles of Confederation were written, a major debate centered around whether....
Wasn't able to provide citizens with security
Citizens such as henry Knox we're concerned that the national government...
Thought people should be protected from punishment by an unjust government
Colonists valued limited government because they....
it prohibited the government from restricting the slave trade for 20 years
George Mason refused to sign the draft Constitution because....
Knew that once they were independent, they needed orderly governments
In 1776, states began creating written constitutions because they....
The chances of the majority having common motives would decrease
In the Federalist Papers, No. 10, James Madison argued in favor of a large republic because....
Urged resistance to the British
Leaders such as Thomas Jefferson formed committees of correspondence that...
it gave too much power to the large states
New Jersey delegates did not support the Virginia Plan because they thought .....
False
T or F: A major reason leaders such as Jefferson wanted a strong central government was their experiences with great Britain's monarchy
True
T or F: Because of what they saw as unfair taxation, colonist stopped buying British goods
False
T or F: Britain reacted to the first continental Congress by weakening its control over the colonies
True
T or F: Following the declaration of independence, the second continental Congress instructed the states to begin writing constitutions
True
T or F: In 1778 the statement to revise the articles of confederation, but instead wrote the constitution
True
T or F: In order for the bill of rights to become part of the constitution, it had to be approved by Congress and ratified by the states
True
T or F: Many people believed the inalienable rights set forth in the declaration of independence are not human made, but come from higher powers
False
T or F: Patrick Henry oppose the new constitution because he created a weak national government
True
T or F: Pilgrim leaders wrote the Mayflower compact to provide rules for governing themselves
True
T or F: Shays rebellion forced to liters to realize that the articles were too weak
True
T or F: The 3/5 compromise lasted until the 14th amendment declared that everyone would be counted as a whole person
False
T or F: The Virginia plan proposed a week or executive branch then the New Jersey plan
True
T or F: The colonists used word of mouth in printing to share the events leading to the declaration of independence; today we use technology such as email to accomplish this task
True
T or F: The major debates at the constitutional convention were not over the basic ideas of the new government but how they would put these ideas into practice
True
T or F: The members of the second continental Congress supported republicanism by establishing a legislature in their new government
False
T or F: Under the articles of confederation, the government could borrow money and levy taxes
False
T or F: in colonial charters, all the power of the government was given to the governor
True
T or F: while women could not vote, most colonies allowed all adult white men to vote
True
T or F:The colonists were familiar with representative government from Britain's Parliament
Believed it was needed in order to protect individual liberties
The Anti-Federalists demanded that the Constitution have a bill of rights because they....
Gave people the right to elect the governor and judges
The Connecticut charter set up a representative government because it
Derive their powers from the consent of the governed
The Declaration of Independence states that governments....
by Charles de Montesquieu
The convention delegates supported the concept of separation of powers as expressed....
The English bill of rights
What document stated that monarchs could not interfere with parliamentary elections?
John Locke
When the declaration of independence states it is drawing on "the laws of nature and nature's God," it is expressing an idea that primarily originated with
All people have certain natural or an inalienable rights such as the right to liberty
Which of John Locke's beliefs had a major influence on the colonists?
