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Foundations Of Government Review
Test Description: A review of our unit on the Foundations of American Government
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This document led to the creation of the first United States Government
A
The Magna Carta
B
The Articles of Confederation
C
The US Constitution
D
The Federalist Papers
2) Uprising the helped show the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
A
Shay's Rebellion
B
Robert's Rebellion
C
The Greyjoy Rebellion
D
Whiskey Rebellion
3) Situation in which there is no government.
A
oligarchy
B
anarchy
C
totalitarianism
D
monarchy
4) Type of monarchy in which the king or queen has total power.
A
absolute monarchy
B
constitutional monarchy
C
limited monarchy
D
plutocracy
5) Which of these is NOT a founding document of the US Government?
A
The Declaration of Independence
B
UN Charter on Human Rights
C
The US Constitution
D
Articles of Confederation
6) Group of founders that favored a new Constitution and stronger central (national) government.
A
Federalists
B
free masons
C
The Four Horsemen
D
Anti-federalists
7) Group of founders that opposed a stronger central government and wanted to fix the Articles of Confederation.
A
Anti-federalists
B
The Rat Pack
C
Federalists
D
The Dungeon of Doom
8) Government ruled by a particular religion and religious leaders.
A
Dictatorship
B
Monarchy
C
Theocracy
D
Democracy
9) Type of government in which powers rests in the hands of one person or a small group of people
A
republic
B
monarchy
C
totalitarian dictatorship
D
democracy
10) Which IS NOT a basic service provided by the government?
A
military
B
highways
C
snow removal
D
health care
11) Services provided by governments to help those that need it; help is based on need.
A
safety net
B
regulations
C
charity
D
basic services
12) Most important function of any government.
A
protect it's people
B
setting up schools
C
maintaining highways
D
basic services
13) Document that replaced the Articles of Confederation
A
US Constitution
B
UN Charter
C
Declaration of Independence
D
Continental Congress
14) A major weakness of the Articles was...
A
it had a president
B
it had a bicameral legislature
C
it was hard to pass laws
D
too much federal power
15) Plan that called for equal representation among the states for the Congress.
A
New Jersey Plan
B
Equality Plan
C
Virginia Plan
D
Pennsylvania Plan
16) This plan called for representation in Congress to be based off of population.
A
New Jersey Plan
B
Virginia Plan
C
Marshall Plan
D
Pittsville Plan
17) This was added to the Constitution to gain support among Anti-federalists.
A
Basic Services
B
A get out of jail free card
C
free ice cream on thursdays for members of the Congress
D
A Bill of Rights
18) This many states had to agree to pass a law under the Articles
A
half
B
51%
C
7 of 13
D
9 of 13
19) The Constitution gave the government the right to...
A
steal people's information
B
jail those who were not Christians
C
sell gold
D
set up a federal court system
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