Government Chapter 2

Question 1

WHAT EVENT MARKED THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CONSTITUTION?

Accepted Answer

GEORGE WASHINGTON TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO BECOME PRESIDENT

Question 2

WHY DID MANY COLONISTS BELIEVE IN A STRONG SELF-GOVERNMENT?

Accepted Answer

BRITIAIN WAS FAR AWAY AND HAD LARGELY LEFT THEM ALONE

Question 3

MOST OF THE 13 COLONIES WERE.....

Accepted Answer

ROYAL COLONIES

Question 4

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CLASSROOM?

Accepted Answer

NONE OF THESE ARE - FOLLOW THE RULES

Question 5

THE DELEGATES WHO DRAFTED THE CONSTITUTION

Accepted Answer

FRAMERS

Question 6

THE IDEA THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SERVE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE

Accepted Answer

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

Question 7

CALLED FOR A BICAMERAL CONGRESS WITH REPRESENTATION BASED ON THE POPULATION OF THE STATE

Accepted Answer

VIRGINIA PLAN

Question 8

WHY DID THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION FAIL?

Accepted Answer

THEY WERE TO WEAK TO BIND THE STATES TOGETHER

Question 9

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A FEATURE OF THE 1ST STATE CONSTITUTIONS?

Accepted Answer

VOTER RATIFICATION

Question 10

PROTECTION AGAINST THE ARBITRARY TAKING OF LIFE, LIBERTY, OR PROPERTY

Accepted Answer

DUE PROCESS

Question 11

WHAT WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM THAT LED MANY PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION MUST BE FIXED?

Accepted Answer

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY

Question 12

SEVERAL GROUPS JOINED FOR A COMMON PURPOSE

Accepted Answer

CONFEDERATION

Question 13

A REPRESENTATIVE WHO SERVES IN CONGRESS

Accepted Answer

DELEGATES

Question 14

PLAN OF GOVERNMENT ADOPTED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

Accepted Answer

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Question 15

ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, WHAT IS THE ONLY BASIS FOR A GOVERNMENT'S POWERS?

Accepted Answer

CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED

Question 16

FORMAL SUPPORT OF THE CONSTITUTION

Accepted Answer

RATIFICATION

Question 17

PEOPLE WHO OPPOSED RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

Accepted Answer

ANTI-FEDERALISTS

Question 18

WHAT WAS A MAJOR STICKING POINT FOR THE ANTI-FEDERALISTS?

Accepted Answer

LACK OF A BILL OF RIGHTS

Question 19

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST EXPLAINS WHY THE 1ST & 2ND CONTINENTAL CONGRESSES HAD DIFFERENT OUTCOMES/

Accepted Answer

THE TWO WERE SEPARATED BY THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Question 20

PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

Accepted Answer

FEDERALISTS

Questions 20