Intro to American Gov. Unit Test

As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in: - 1768. - 1776. - 1760. - 1774.

- 1774.

Why did direct democracy work for the ancient Greek city of Athens? - Athens had a senate. - Athens had a president. - Athens had literate citizens. - Athens had a small population.

- Athens had a small population.

Why did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise involve so much debate and discussion at the Constitutional Convention? - The states were not ready to give up their independence to an all-powerful national government. - The states believed the Articles of Confederation were working and did not need to be replaced. - Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs. - Each state was certain that cooperation would lead to another war.

- Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs.

How did the creation of Parliament and its powers provide a framework for the designers of the US government? - It established the ideas of precedent and common law. - It ended the idea of divine right of kings. - It gave an example of a representative government body. - It demonstrated members of government not bound by the law.

- It gave an example of a representative government body.

Which best describes the purpose of the Second Continental Congress? - It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence. - It was the group of citizens who protested taxation without representation. - It was the group of treasonous British soldiers who inhibited Britain's ability to collect taxes. - It was the group of colonists who planted the seeds for the development of the Continental army.

- It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence.

What was the result of administrative weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation? - The national government could not maintain order. - The national government overruled many state laws. - The national government courts found people guilty without a trial. - The national government taxes were too high.

- The national government could not maintain order.

A delegate proposes amending the Articles of Confederation. How many states would have to agree in order for the amendment to pass? - a simple majority - all of them - three-fourths - two-thirds

- all of them

How did the Enlightenment's theories of government view the role of government? - as benevolent - as absolute - as transparent - as useful

- as useful

Which responsibilities were assigned to the central government under the Articles of Confederation? - taxing goods and services - maintaining a militia - drawing up treaties - publishing a newspaper

- drawing up treaties

According to the 1790 census, where did most enslaved people live? - only in the North - mostly in the South - mostly in the Mid-West - only in the far West

- mostly in the South

John Locke believed humans are: - easily be molded by authority. - instinctual and violent. - good but corrupted by society. - naturally reasonable.

- naturally reasonable.

Under Roman law, someone accusing another person of a crime needed - belief that the accused was guilty. - proof that a crime had been committed. - a lawyer willing to take the case to trial. - a witness to vouch for the accuser's character.

- proof that a crime had been committed.

Read the quote from John Locke. "...no one [or government] ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions...and may not, unless it be to do justice on an offender, take away, or impair the life, or what tends to the preservation of the life, liberty, health, limb, or goods of another..." According to the quote, Locke believed that government's main purpose is to: - protect and preserve rights of the people. - make laws that restrict rights of the people. - protect people from themselves. - make sure all groups are represented.

- protect and preserve rights of the people.

Key privileges included in both the English Bill of Rights and the US Bill of Rights include - protection against unusual punishment and the right to trial by jury. - the rights to bear arms and to enact legislation after debate. - the rights to equal taxation and to trial by jury. - protection against unusual punishment and the right to suspend laws.

- protection against unusual punishment and the right to trial by jury.

In which section of the Declaration of Independence is the purpose of government described? - the Preamble - the body - the conclusion - the grievances

- the Preamble

Once the delegates settled the Great Compromise, what issue did they tackle next? - the New Jersey Plan - the Virginia Plan - the Electoral process for the presidency - the Three-Fifths Compromise

- the Three-Fifths Compromise

Read the excerpt from Robert Yates's notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787. "Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant." What was James Wilson's most notable contribution to the drafting of the Constitution? - the Three-Fifths Compromise - the Virginia Plan - the Great Compromise - the New Jersey Plan

- the Three-Fifths Compromise

Which part of the Declaration of Independence acts as an implied plan of action, in that it lists laws and practices to be changed? - the introduction - the preamble - the body - the conclusion

- the body

The key idea of John Locke's Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of: - the government. - the philosophers. - the law. - the individual.

- the individual.

An influential aspect of Athenian government on modern democracies is - the use of juries to decide trials. - the creation of written laws. - the presumption of innocence. - the belief in equality.

- the use of juries to decide trials.

Which term is synonymous with "natural rights," according to Enlightenment philosophers? - legal rights - divine rights - positive rights - universal rights

- universal rights

The Magna Carta was presented to King John in 1215 because people - were tired of his tyrannical rule. - wanted him to declare war on France. - wanted to praise him for his good deeds. - were afraid he was too weak a ruler.

- were tired of his tyrannical rule.

The English document that laid the groundwork for judges in the US to rule based on precedent is known as the _________________.

Commentaries on the Laws of England

Read the quote by Baron de Montesquieu. "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner." According to the quote, __________ is lost if one person has too much power.

freedom

According to John Locke, _________________ must respect the rights of the citizens.

rulers