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Chapters 1 & 2 - College Prep Government
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The Anti-Federalists would not sign the new Constitution unless what was added to it?
A Bill of Rights
All of the above
A prohibition against a standing army
Greater protection for states' rights
2
What did the Virginia plan propose?
Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person for determining state population
Representation in Congress be based on state population
Representation in Congress be equal for all states
All of the above
3
What were the best reasons for NOT having a Bill of Rights?
All of the above
It might actually limit individual rights
One was already tried at the Constitutional Convention and failed
It might be too hard to agree on a list
4
Standing Army
Constitution
Both
Articles of Confederation
5
What was the point of The Federalist Papers?
Argue that the Articles of Confederation should be amended
Argue that the Declaration of Independence needed a Bill of Rights
Convince Americans to ratify the new Constitution
Convince colonists to rebel from England
6
What was the main argument of Federalist 10?
A large union and representation would protect against factions
Direct democracy is the best form of government
Factions are inevitable and cannot be eliminated
The new Constitution would protect individual liberty
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Who was the "father" of the Constitution?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Alexander Hamilton
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Which of these powers was
not
granted to the government by the Articles of Confederation?
Tax
Settle disputes between states
Declare war
Borrow money
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Why did America need a stronger central government than the Articles of Confederation?
Shays's Rebellion
Tension between the states over trade and currency
All of the above
Debt after the Revolutionary War
10
The Executive Branch
Articles of Confederation
Both
Constitution
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Why do we care about John Locke?
He wrote Common Sense
He wrote the Constitution
He wrote the Declaration of Indepenence
Thomas Jefferson copied his ideas to write the Declaration of Independence
12
What were the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A plan to divide up the land into potential states
A plan to survey lands in the west (Ohio)
All of the above
Pretty much the only success of the Articles of Confederation
13
The power to tax
Constitution
Both
Articles of Confederation
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What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
The Articles of Confederation were too flawed to be amended
All of the above
Representation in Congress be based on one-state, one-vote
The President be elected by the electoral college
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What happened in Philly?
That's where Will Smith lived until he moved-in with family in Bel-Air
The Constitutional Convention
The Eagles cried themselves to sleep after getting shellacked by Dallas
That's where the White House is
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What was Common Sense?
So popular that it sold 500,000 copies
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
All of the above
A written argument for complete independence from Britain
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What did the Great Compromise propose?
Divide Congress into a Senate and House of Representatives
Representation in the House based on state population
All of the above
Representation in the Senate would be equal for all states
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Why was the Declaration of Independence like a break-up letter?
It listed everything that King George and Britain did wrong
It asserted that the colonies were free and equal to other countries
It ended the relationship between Britain and the colonies
All of the above
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What was the 3/5 compromise?
The Constitution could be ratified by 3/5 of the states
Slaves are 3/5 of a person for state population and representation
Congress could override a presidential veto with a 3/5 vote
Amendments to the Constitution would need a 3/5 vote of the states
20
According to the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence, who was the intended audience?
The other countries of Europe and the world
The British Parliament
The Congress of the Confederation
Soldiers that fought at Lexington and Concord
21
According to The Declaration of Independence,
People form governments to protect their natural rights
People form governments to protect them from nature
People form governments to give them rights
People form governments to conquer other people
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Why is Thomas Jefferson important at this stage in U.S history?
He spends a lot of time partying in France
He can play a fiddle solo while standing on a fence
He wrote the Constitution
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Regulate interstate trade (commerce)
Both
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
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What were the Intolerable Acts?
All of the above
Laws imposed on the colonies that inspired the Boston Tea Party
The reason Thomas Paine wanted to have representation in Parliament
Laws imposed on the colonies that required the quartering of British troops
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9/13 to ratify
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Both
