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American Government Final Review Set 2
Test Description: American Government Final Review Set 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the importance of the Magna Carta?
A
It limited the power of the English king by placing him under the law.
B
It ensured that Parliament would approve all taxes passed from that point on.
C
It said the king could suspend the laws in the colonies.
D
It upheld the idea of the divine right of kings.
2) How did English documents such as the English Bill of Rights influence American settlers?
A
he settlers avoided the mistakes made in those documents.
B
The documents caused anger among the settlers.
C
The governments the settlers set up in the U.S. included the same rights as the English documents.
D
The documents almost prevented the Revolution.
3) Why did Britain interfere with colonial government in the mid-1700s?
A
to raise money to pay its debts
B
to do away with civil rights
C
to get colonists to drink tea
D
to get more land
4) What is true about the First Continental Congress?
A
It sent a Declaration of Rights to King George.
B
It governed the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
C
It wrote the Constitution.
D
It sent the Declaration of Independence to King George.
5) Many early state constitutions gave the most power to which branch of government?
A
judicial
B
executive
C
legislative
D
federal
6) Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. What did this meeting become?
A
United States Congress
B
first national government
C
Constitutional Convention
D
Confederation Congress
7) What power(s) did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation?
A
A strong executive could enforce acts of Congress.
B
It could make war and agree to treaties with other nations.
C
It could pass amendments with a majority vote.
D
It could regulate trade between states and between states and foreign nations.
8) How were the states represented in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
A
based on property ownership
B
based on population
C
one delegate per region
D
one delegate per state
9) Which leader is known as “The Father of the Constitution”?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
George Washington
C
John Adams
D
James Madison
10) On which point did the Virginia and New Jersey plans disagree?
A
whether or not Congress should have the power to make treaties
B
whether or not delegates should take an oath of loyalty
C
whether or not George Washington should be President
D
how the states should be represented in Congress
11) Which of the following statements is true of the Federalists?
A
They believed in a system of checks and balances.
B
They ignored the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
C
They feared the presidency would become too powerful.
D
They feared that Congress would become too powerful.
12) What was an important argument against the proposed Constitution?
A
It would not allow the states to print money.
B
It did not guarantee basic rights.
C
It had a bicameral legislature.
D
It gave too much power to the states.
13) Which basic principle of government means that individuals have basic rights that government cannot take away?
A
limited government
B
representative government
C
imperial government
D
ordered government
14) What was true about the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
A
Some states did not have delegates to Congress.
B
Congress did not have the power to tax the states.
C
The government had a strong President as a national leader.
D
The government had a strong system of justice.
15) What was the main reason that Federalists supported ratification of the Constitution?
A
the need for a stronger central government
B
their confidence that they had created a perfect document
C
the desire for personal power
D
the need to give more power to the people and the states
16) What caused many people to believe that the Articles of Confederation must be revised?
A
economic problems
B
the need for more delegates to Congress
C
the threat of war
D
the lack of an immigration policy
17) What did the Federalists agree to in order to gain support for the new Constitution?
A
putting the capital in Richmond, Virginia
B
making John Adams the first President
C
adding amendments to protect basic rights
D
allowing the states to control foreign trade
18) Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States was
A
very similar in structure to what it is today.
B
a tightly unified country under a strong central government.
C
essentially an alliance of independent States.
D
essentially two separate countries made up of six or seven colonies each.
19) Benjamin Franklin felt that the Constitution
A
was the best constitution that could be made under the circumstances.
B
was a perfect system of government.
C
had so many faults it would prove unworkable.
D
would need to be substantially revised in a few years.
20) According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the only legitimate basis for a government’s powers?
A
divine right
B
consent of the governed
C
military strength
D
tradition
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