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Principles Of Government And The Constitutional Convention
Test Description: Review the 7 Principles of Government and how the Constitution was formed
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The power comes from the people
A
Popular Sovereignty
B
Limited Government
C
Republicanism
D
Separation of Powers
2) The people vote for representatives to make laws and conduct government
A
Limited Government
B
Popular Sovereignty
C
Republicanism
D
Checks and Balances
3) Congress makes laws for the nation
A
Republicanism
B
Separation of Powers
C
Limited Government
D
Checks and Balances
4) The president and all gov't officials must obey the law like all American citizens
A
Limited government
B
Republicanism
C
Individual Rights
D
Federalism
5) Voters in Virginia elected the first black governor to office in 1989
A
Checks and Balances
B
Republicanism
C
Individual Rights
D
Separation of Powers
6) The Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional
A
Federalism
B
Individual Rights
C
Republicanism
D
Checks and Balances
7) Congress can't make laws that violate the right of free speech
A
Limited Government
B
Individual Rights
C
Republicanism
D
Popular Sovereignty
8) Who is remembered as the Father of the Constitution for all of his input and ideas?
A
John Adams
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
James Madison
D
George Washington
9) This meeting called for replacing the Articles of Confederation with a new government:
A
Stamp Act Congress
B
Philadelphia Convention
C
Continental Congress
D
Confederation Congress
10) This house in Congress gave states equal representation in the government:
A
New Jersey Plan
B
House of Representatives
C
Virginia Plan
D
Senate
11) This house of Congress gave states representation based on their population:
A
Senate
B
Virginia Plan
C
House of Representatives
D
New Jersey Plan
12) Under the Great Compromise what was created to represent states?
A
Congress
B
Executive Order
C
Supreme Court
D
Cabinet
13) How were slaves counted for representation in the new government?
A
Missouri Compromise
B
3/5th compromise
C
Great Compromise
D
Great Compromise
14) What allowed for both large and small states to be equally represented in the government?
A
The Compromise of 1850
B
The Missouri Compromise
C
The 3/5th Compromise
D
The Great Compromise
15) Under the Virginia Plan how many votes did states get for representation in the government?
A
Thirteen
B
Equal representation
C
One
D
Based on population
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