Government - Alvin ISD



Government - Chapter 2 Exam

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer.

_____ 1. A representative government

a. serves the people. b. creates rules to help the people get along.

c. has restricted powers. d. is ruled by a king

_____ 2. What is the Magna Carta?

a. a plan for a new government in the United States

b. a colonial American document listing people’s rights under the Constitution

c. an English document that stated that the monarch’s power was not absolute

d. an attempt by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies

_____ 3. The first National Government for the United States was

a. the First Continental Congress b. the Second Continental Congress

c. the Articles of Confederation d. the Constitution of the United States

_____ 4. Who was appointed as commander of the Continental Army at the 2nd Continental Congress

a. Benjamin Franklin b. Thomas Jefferson

c. George Washington d. Patrick Henry

_____ 5. Each of the State constitutions written during the Revolution provided for

a. a bill of rights. b. a governor.

c. a unicameral legislature. d. the principle of popular sovereignty.

_____ 6. The government formed by the Articles of Confederation is best described as

a. a strong national government.

b. a government controlled by the king and Parliament.

c. a union of States led by a President with almost unlimited power.

d. a weak central government.

_____ 7. The Virginia Plan called for

a. counting slaves as 3/5 of a person. b. a government with three separate branches.

c. a legislature with one house. d. a bill of rights.

_____ 8. The Connecticut Compromise called for a legislature

a. made up of two houses. In one house, the representatives would be elected by the States; the President would appoint members of the second house.

b. made up of one house in which each State had one vote.

c. made up of two houses. In the smaller house all States would be represented equally; in the larger house, representation would be decided by population.

d. made up of one house in which States were represented according to their wealth and population.

_____ 9. Who won the debate over ratifying the Constitution?

a. the colonists b. the Federalists

c. the representatives d. the Anti-Federalists

_____ 10. In the charter colonies, most governmental matters were handled by

a. the British monarch b. a proprietor.

c. Parliament. d. the colonists.

Matching: Match each term with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.

a. Anti-Federalists b. boycott c. representative government d. Virginia Plan

e. Petition of Right ab. Charter Colonies

ac. Magna Carta ad. Connecticut Compromise

__ ___ 11. called for representation in Congress by population or by the amount of money given to the central government.

__ _ 12. idea that government should serve the will of the people.

_ _ 13. agreement that, in Congress, States be represented equally in the Senate and by population in the House.

__ __ 14. those for whom the Constitution represented a too-powerful central government.

__ __ 15. first English charter of liberties which included such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law.

__ _ 16. organized action to change opponents’ behavior by refusing to buy or sell their goods.

_ __ 17. statement that Parliament forced the king to sign, declaring that even a monarch must obey the law of the land (Charles I, 1628).

_ _ 18. organized by people to whom the king had made a grant of land available and could be settled and governed in whatever manner they saw fit.

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer.

_____ 19. Before the Constitution could become law, how many States had to ratify it?

a. 1 b. 11

c. 9 d. 13

_____ 20. Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?

a. people have certain natural rights.

b. God gives certain people the right to govern.

c. Government can exist only with the people’s permission.

d. The people may change or abolish the government.

_____ 21. All of the following influenced the Framers in developing the Constitution EXCEPT

a. The Magna Carta. b. John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government.

c. Virginia’s royal charter. d. British tradition.

_____ 22. Which colony was founded as a charter colony?

a. Massachusetts b. New Hampshire

c. South Carolina d. Connecticut

_____ 23. After the Revolutionary War, the National Government

a. proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems.

b. refused to repay the war debt it owed to the States.

c. permitted the States to make agreements with foreign governments.

d. began imposing harsh tax policies on property owners and merchants.

_____ 24. The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had

a. no legislative or judicial branch.

b. only a legislative and an executive branch.

c. only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress.

d. only a legislative branch, consisting of a bicameral Congress.

_____ 25. Which was an achievement of the Second Continental Congress?

a. drafting the Articles of Confederation

b. organizing the Boston Tea Party

c. establishing a strong central government

d. passing the Intolerable Acts

_____ 26. The Federalist was written to

a. win support for the Constitution.

b. expose the lack of civil liberties protected in the Constitution.

c. condemn the Constitution for the absence of any mention of God.

d. support the Articles of Confederation.

_____ 27. Which of the following directly influenced the Framers in the development of the Constitution?

a. Chinese tradition b. John Locke’s writings

c. The Revolutionary War d. Japanese traditions

_____ 28. The Second Continental Congress was chose this person as president of the Congress

a. John Hancock. b. Patrick Henry.

c. George Washington. d. Thomas Jefferson

Matching: Match each term with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.

a. repeal b. charter c. ratification d.unicameral

_____ 29. From its one chamber, the __________ legislature of the Second Continental Congress exercised both legislative and executive powers.

_____ 30. The colonists organized a boycott of all trade with England, hoping to force the __________ of restrictive laws.

_____ 31. Some of the 13 colonies were established by __________, under a grant of authority from the English crown.

_____ 32. No one opposed _________ of the Constitution more vehemently than Patrick Henry.

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer.

_____ 33. The shape of American government is based on the English political idea of

a. ordered government

b. representative government

c. limited government

d. all of the above

_____ 34. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware were

a. charter colonies c. Crown colonies

b. proprietary colonies d. royal colonies

_____ 35. Which of the following was a characteristic of the royal colonies?

a. Their legislatures were unicameral.

b. They did not have charters.

c. Their governors lacked veto powers over the legislatures.

d. The governor was appointed by the king.

_____ 36. Which of the following was NOT an example of early colonial attempts at unity?

a. the New England Confederation

b. the Albany Plan

c. the Stamp Act Congress

d. the French and Indian War

_____ 37. Which of the following defines the principle of popular sovereignty?

a. The power of government is restricted.

b. All people have rights that cannot be taken away.

c. Government exists and functions only with the consent of the governed; people hold political power.

d. Political power is divided among various branches of government

_____ 38. Which of the following was a power given to Congress by the Articles of Confederation?

a. the power to tax c. the power to regulate State trade

b. the power to appoint civil officers d. all of the above

_____ 39. The answer is C

_____ 40. To whom did the 3/5 Compromise refer?

a. enslaved people c. women

b. Native Americans d. the poor

Matching: Match each term with the correct statement below.

a. limited government b. representative government

c. Magna Carta d. bicameral e. unicameral ab. Virginia Plan

ac. New Jersey Plan ad. 3/5 Compromise

ae. Connecticut Compromise bc. Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

_____ 41. a plan to satisfy Southern fears that the Federal Government might be funded through export duties

_____ 42. a document written in 1215 that introduced the rights of trial by jury and due process of law

_____ 43. representation plan that favored large states

_____ 44. consisting of two houses, as in a legislature

_____ 45. a combination of the Virginia and New Jersey plans

_____ 46. the idea that government is not all-powerful

_____ 47. a plan to satisfy Southerners’ desire to inflate the population count of their states

_____ 48. consisting of one house, as in a legislature

_____ 49. representation plan that favored small states

_____ 50. the idea that government should serve the will of the people.

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