Question 1

Which of the following was a fear expressed by the new Constitution's critics?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans would consider themselves superior to other nations and declare war unreasonably. 
B) The rights of the wealthy upper classes would not be protected because of the principle of equality before law. 
C) A republican form of government would not work in a nation the size of the United States. 
D) A slave rebellion would ensue because the problem of slavery in the northern states was unresolved despite widespread disapproval. 
E) Extensive individual freedom in the hands of the common people would lead to chaos. 
A) Americans would consider themselves superior to other nations and declare war unreasonably. 
B) The rights of the wealthy upper classes would not be protected because of the principle of equality before law. 
C) A republican form of government would not work in a nation the size of the United States. 
D) A slave rebellion would ensue because the problem of slavery in the northern states was unresolved despite widespread disapproval. 
E) Extensive individual freedom in the hands of the common people would lead to chaos. C

Question 2

As the American colonies transformed themselves into sovereign states, republican sentiment was so strong in many of them that the _____ became all-powerful.

Accepted Answer

A) legislatures 
B) courts 
C) executive branches 
D) state governments 
E) bureaucracies 
A) legislatures 
B) courts 
C) executive branches 
D) state governments 
E) bureaucracies A

Question 3

The__________was America's first written constitution, which was adopted in 1639.

Accepted Answer

A) Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 
D) New Jersey Plan 
E) Declaration of Independence 
A) Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 
D) New Jersey Plan 
E) Declaration of Independence C

Question 4

The Articles of Confederation provided that:

Accepted Answer

A) each state could send two to seven representatives to the congress. 
B) the Congress of the Confederation could force the states to meet military quotas. 
C) a bicameral Congress of the Confederation would act as the central governing body. 
D) each state, no matter what its size, had two votes. 
E) a powerful central government would be formed based on the system of monarchy. 
A) each state could send two to seven representatives to the congress. 
B) the Congress of the Confederation could force the states to meet military quotas. 
C) a bicameral Congress of the Confederation would act as the central governing body. 
D) each state, no matter what its size, had two votes. 
E) a powerful central government would be formed based on the system of monarchy.

Question 5

In the context of the three-fifths compromise, the delegates from the northern states:

Accepted Answer

A) did not want slaves to be counted as part of the population. 
B) wanted a legislature with two separate chambers. 
C) did not want southern states to have any representation in the upper house. 
D) wanted each state to have only one vote. 
E) did not want to trade with the southern states. 
A) did not want slaves to be counted as part of the population. 
B) wanted a legislature with two separate chambers. 
C) did not want southern states to have any representation in the upper house. 
D) wanted each state to have only one vote. 
E) did not want to trade with the southern states.

Question 6

The__________consists of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) Bill of Rights 
B) Mayflower Compact 
C) Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges 
D) Declaration of Independence 
E) Gettysburg Address 
A) Bill of Rights 
B) Mayflower Compact 
C) Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges 
D) Declaration of Independence 
E) Gettysburg Address

Question 7

Which of the following is a weakness of the Congress of the Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A) The Congress of the Confederation could not enter into treaties and alliances. 
B) The Congress of the Confederation did not have the power to enforce its laws. 
C) The Congress of the Confederation could not settle disputes among different states. 
D) The Congress of the Confederation had no power to declare war on any country. 
E) The Congress of the Confederation had no power to establish the armed forces. 
A) The Congress of the Confederation could not enter into treaties and alliances. 
B) The Congress of the Confederation did not have the power to enforce its laws. 
C) The Congress of the Confederation could not settle disputes among different states. 
D) The Congress of the Confederation had no power to declare war on any country. 
E) The Congress of the Confederation had no power to establish the armed forces.

Question 8

Which of the following was proposed in the New Jersey Plan?

Accepted Answer

A) The legislature would create a national court system. 
B) A state's population would determine its number of representatives in Congress. 
C) A bicameral legislature would have two chambers that represented the states equally. 
D) The Acts of Congress would be the supreme law of the land. 
E) The state laws would overrule Acts of Congress in matters of conflict between states. 
A) The legislature would create a national court system. 
B) A state's population would determine its number of representatives in Congress. 
C) A bicameral legislature would have two chambers that represented the states equally. 
D) The Acts of Congress would be the supreme law of the land. 
E) The state laws would overrule Acts of Congress in matters of conflict between states.

Question 9

The First Continental Congress:

Accepted Answer

A) called for a continued boycott of British goods. 
B) had all thirteen colonies participate in it. 
C) immediately assumed the powers of a central government. 
D) named George Washington as the commander in chief of the army. 
E) declared that the militiamen who had gathered around Boston were a full army. 
A) called for a continued boycott of British goods. 
B) had all thirteen colonies participate in it. 
C) immediately assumed the powers of a central government. 
D) named George Washington as the commander in chief of the army. 
E) declared that the militiamen who had gathered around Boston were a full army.

Question 10

Kayla, a counsellor at a government rehabilitation center, refused to pay a fine for violating a traffic rule. She claimed that she had the right to drive as she pleased because she worked for the government. However, according to the principle of _____, Kayla was obligated to pay the fine.

Accepted Answer

A) representative government 
B) federalism 
C) liberty 
D) separation of powers 
E) rule of law 
A) representative government 
B) federalism 
C) liberty 
D) separation of powers 
E) rule of law

Question 11

The "traditional" amendment ratification method involves:

Accepted Answer

A) a three-fourths vote in the Senate in favor of the proposed amendment. 
B) a three-fourths vote in the House of Representatives requesting Congress to call a national convention. 
C) a two-thirds vote in the Senate and in the House of Representatives in favor of the amendment. 
D) a vote by two-thirds of the state legislatures requesting Congress to call a national convention. 
E) a vote by three-fourths of the state legislatures in favor of the proposed amendment. 
A) a three-fourths vote in the Senate in favor of the proposed amendment. 
B) a three-fourths vote in the House of Representatives requesting Congress to call a national convention. 
C) a two-thirds vote in the Senate and in the House of Representatives in favor of the amendment. 
D) a vote by two-thirds of the state legislatures requesting Congress to call a national convention. 
E) a vote by three-fourths of the state legislatures in favor of the proposed amendment.

Question 12

The earliest colonial legislature in America was the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Virginia House of Burgesses 
B) Assembly of Freemen 
C) Massachusetts House of Representatives 
D) Connecticut House of Representatives 
E) House of Delegates 
A) Virginia House of Burgesses 
B) Assembly of Freemen 
C) Massachusetts House of Representatives 
D) Connecticut House of Representatives 
E) House of Delegates

Question 13

The Mayflower Compact is the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that lists the freedoms-such as the freedoms of speech, press, and religion-that a citizen enjoys and that cannot be infringed on by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to the U.S. Constitution, the judiciary has the sole power to appoint federal judges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A) It served as a draft of America's first national constitution. 
B) It empowered state governments to write their own constitutions. 
C) It was written by the Pilgrims to serve as a social contract. 
D) It was issued by the British Government to grant freedom to its American colonies. 
E) It elevated the dispute between Britain and the American colonies to a universal level. 
A) It served as a draft of America's first national constitution. 
B) It empowered state governments to write their own constitutions. 
C) It was written by the Pilgrims to serve as a social contract. 
D) It was issued by the British Government to grant freedom to its American colonies. 
E) It elevated the dispute between Britain and the American colonies to a universal level.

Question 16

The delegates of the _____ wrote a new constitution, the U.S. Constitution that established a federal form of government.

Accepted Answer

A) Nominating Convention 
B) Boston Tea Party 
C) Second Continental Congress 
D) Constitutional Convention 
E) First Continental Congress 
A) Nominating Convention 
B) Boston Tea Party 
C) Second Continental Congress 
D) Constitutional Convention 
E) First Continental Congress

Question 17

Following Paine's publication of Common Sense, the Second Continental Congress:

Accepted Answer

A) suggested that all colonies establish state governments separate from Britain. 
B) voted for free trade at all American ports with all countries including Britain. 
C) immediately accepted the resolution for independence proposed by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. 
D) appointed Paine as the commander in chief of its army. 
E) decided to declare war on Britain. 
A) suggested that all colonies establish state governments separate from Britain. 
B) voted for free trade at all American ports with all countries including Britain. 
C) immediately accepted the resolution for independence proposed by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. 
D) appointed Paine as the commander in chief of its army. 
E) decided to declare war on Britain.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the Mayflower Compact?

Accepted Answer

A) It served as a draft of America's first national constitution. 
B) It declared British colonists' independence from their home country. 
C) It was a petition to the British Crown to remove taxation. 
D) It was essentially a bill of rights which became the first ten amendments to the Constitution. 
E) It was written by the Protestant Pilgrims who went on to settle in the New World. 
A) It served as a draft of America's first national constitution. 
B) It declared British colonists' independence from their home country. 
C) It was a petition to the British Crown to remove taxation. 
D) It was essentially a bill of rights which became the first ten amendments to the Constitution. 
E) It was written by the Protestant Pilgrims who went on to settle in the New World.

Question 19

A bill is introduced by Congress that proposes the use of electronic surveillance in the homes of all citizens. However, the president of the U.S. rejects the bill and returns it to the legislature for reconsideration on the grounds of the bill violating the Bill of Rights. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) Federalism 
B) Formal anarchy 
C) Partisanship 
D) Veto power 
E) Absolute authority 
A) Federalism 
B) Formal anarchy 
C) Partisanship 
D) Veto power 
E) Absolute authority

Question 20

After the British victory in the Seven Years' War, the:

Accepted Answer

A) relationship between the American colonists and the British greatly improved. 
B) British government began imposing taxes on the American colonists. 
C) American colonists began to enjoy more independence from British control. 
D) American colonists convened for the First Continental Congress on September 5, 1774, to discuss an alliance with the French. 
E) American colonists strategized for a war against the Native Americans. 
A) relationship between the American colonists and the British greatly improved. 
B) British government began imposing taxes on the American colonists. 
C) American colonists began to enjoy more independence from British control. 
D) American colonists convened for the First Continental Congress on September 5, 1774, to discuss an alliance with the French. 
E) American colonists strategized for a war against the Native Americans.

Which of the following was a fear expressed by the new Constitution's critics?

As the American colonies transformed themselves into sovereign states, republican sentiment was so strong in many of them that the _____ became all-powerful.

The__________was America's first written constitution, which was adopted in 1639.

The Articles of Confederation provided that:

In the context of the three-fifths compromise, the delegates from the northern states:

The__________consists of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Which of the following is a weakness of the Congress of the Confederation?

Which of the following was proposed in the New Jersey Plan?

The First Continental Congress:

Kayla, a counsellor at a government rehabilitation center, refused to pay a fine for violating a traffic rule. She claimed that she had the right to drive as she pleased because she worked for the government. However, according to the principle of _____, Kayla was obligated to pay the fine.

The "traditional" amendment ratification method involves:

The earliest colonial legislature in America was the _____.

The Mayflower Compact is the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that lists the freedoms-such as the freedoms of speech, press, and religion-that a citizen enjoys and that cannot be infringed on by the government.

According to the U.S. Constitution, the judiciary has the sole power to appoint federal judges.

Which of the following statements is true about the Declaration of Independence?

The delegates of the _____ wrote a new constitution, the U.S. Constitution that established a federal form of government.

Following Paine's publication of Common Sense, the Second Continental Congress:

Which of the following is true of the Mayflower Compact?

After the British victory in the Seven Years' War, the:

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Which of the following was a fear expressed by the new Constitution's critics?

As the American colonies transformed themselves into sovereign states, republican sentiment was so strong in many of them that the _____ became all-powerful.

The__________was America's first written constitution, which was adopted in 1639.

The Articles of Confederation provided that:

In the context of the three-fifths compromise, the delegates from the northern states:

The__________consists of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Which of the following is a weakness of the Congress of the Confederation?

Which of the following was proposed in the New Jersey Plan?

The First Continental Congress:

Kayla, a counsellor at a government rehabilitation center, refused to pay a fine for violating a traffic rule. She claimed that she had the right to drive as she pleased because she worked for the government. However, according to the principle of _____, Kayla was obligated to pay the fine.

The "traditional" amendment ratification method involves:

The earliest colonial legislature in America was the _____.

The Mayflower Compact is the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that lists the freedoms-such as the freedoms of speech, press, and religion-that a citizen enjoys and that cannot be infringed on by the government.

According to the U.S. Constitution, the judiciary has the sole power to appoint federal judges.

Which of the following statements is true about the Declaration of Independence?

The delegates of the _____ wrote a new constitution, the U.S. Constitution that established a federal form of government.

Following Paine's publication of Common Sense, the Second Continental Congress:

Which of the following is true of the Mayflower Compact?

After the British victory in the Seven Years' War, the:

America in the Twenty-First Century

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiaciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters