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AP GoPo Ch 2 - Origins of Government & Political Beginnings Challenge
AP GoPo Ch 2 - Origins of Government & Political Beginnings Challenge
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Introduction to Government & U.S. Political Beginnings Magruder's Chapter 2
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1
The Federalists were the good guys, and the Anti-federalists were the bad guys.
FALSE
TRUE
2
The Three-Fifths Compromise satisfied Southern fears that the Government might ban slavery.
TRUE
FALSE
3
Supporters of the Constitution like Alex Hamilton & James Madison referred to themselves as
Loyalists
Federalists
Antifederalists
Democrats
4
Which origin theory has been used to support medieval monarchies across Europe?
Evolution
Divine Right
Social Contract
Origin
5
What were the "unalienable rights" as identified by the Declaration of Independence?
freedom of speech, press, assembly
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Life, liberty, and popular sovereignty
ownership of property & bearing arms
6
The number of members who must be present in order to conduct official business -- a majority:
a constitution
an institution
a boycott
a quorum
7
Madison had the votes to force the VA Plan on the small states, but he compromised instead.
TRUE
FALSE
8
Which origin theory was most influential in the founding of the United States?
Divine Right
Evolution
Force
Social Contract
9
A legislature with two houses:
boycott
unicameral
bicameral
unitary
10
The Second Continental Congress resulted in...
a plan for the Boston Tea Party
the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
the decision to create 13 colonies
a brief reconciliation with Great Britain
11
Why was ratification of the Constitution crucial in VA and NY?
Without these lg. & pop.states,the union would likely fail.
They were the home states of Madison and Hamilton.
They were the principle sites of Rev. War battles.
They brough with them the Carolinas and Pennsylvania.
12
ALL of the following have unitary forms of government EXCEPT...
Cuba
Canada
France
South Carolina
13
Which political philosopher argued in favor of a separation of powers?
Thomas Hobbes
Jean Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Charles de Montesquieu
14
The government set up by the Articles had...
only a bicameral legislature
only a unicameral legislature
only a legislative & executive branch
No legislative or judicial branch
15
The rebels who staged Shay's rebellion were protesting
taxation without representation.
the loss of their properties to tax collectors.
the Stamp Act.
the Articles of Confederation.
16
The Slave Trade Compromise forbid Congress from taxing exports.
TRUE
FALSE
17
Locke and Rousseau would most likely agree that...
those of royal birth should rule
the state exists to serve the will of the people
all government should be eliminated
the state developed out of force
18
The conflict between ____ over representation in Congress was resolved by the Great Compromise.
largely populated & less populated states
Northern & Southern states
slave & free states
19
Which of the following was the MAJOR objection to the new Constitution?
No mention of God
No incorporation of natural law
States couldn't print their own $
Lacked a bill of rights
20
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
21
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a state?
Sovereignty
Territory
Culture
Population
22
The Federalists were better organized and more effective than the Anti-federalists.
FALSE
TRUE
23
Why were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams NOT present at the Constitutional Convention in Phil.?
They opposed changing the Articles of Confederation
They were abroad serving as ambassadors.
They were not chosen as representatives by their states.
They were protesting the rising power of George Washington.
24
Which of the following Preamble goals is mainly concerned with other nations?
Forming a more perfect union
Providing for the common defense
Promoting the general welfare
Establishing justice
25
Which of the following was a primary goal of the Articles of Confederation?
forging a government with the power to tax & regulate trade
Creating a government in which compromise was easily reached
preserving the sovereignty of the states
creating a strong national executive
26
The American economy enjoyed a period of stability and growth during the 1780s.
TRUE
FALSE
27
Most opponents believed that the Constitution gave too little power to the central government.
TRUE
FALSE
28
Written as campaign literature to convince New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution:
the Declaration of Independence
The Federalist Papers
Common Sense
the Preamble
29
How many states were required to ratify the new Constitution?
8
10
13
9
30
As a rule, colonists resented taxes they had no part in levying.
TRUE
FALSE
31
Executives in a Parliamentary system of government serve fixed terms.
TRUE
FALSE
32
It's ample evidence that a terrible compromise can achieve good by moving things forward.
the Great Compromise
the Connecticut Compromise
the Three-Fifths Compromise
The Commerce Compromise
33
The original purpose of the Philadelphia Convention was
to ratify the Constitution.
to write a new constitution.
to declare independence.
to revise the Articles of Confederation.
