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OHS AP Gov't CH 1
Test Description: Constitutional Democracy
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Under the Articles of Confederation, how many States had to approve an amendment for it to pass?
A
13
B
7
C
9
D
11
2) Under the Articles of Confederation, how many States had to approve a Law for it to pass?
A
9
B
13
C
11
D
7
3) Who is the primary author of the Constitution?
A
George Washington
B
James Madison
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Alexander Hamilton
4) Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
John Hancock
D
James Madison
5) Which house of Congress is based on equal representation?
A
General Assembly
B
Senate
C
House of Representatives
D
House of Commons
6) Which of the following is a power that IS NOT given to the National Government in the Articles of Confederation?
A
Regulate Indian Affairs
B
Raise a Navy
C
Collecting Taxes
D
Make War and Peace
7) Why was the Annapolis convention called?
A
To Revise the Constitution
B
To Write the Articles of Confederation
C
To Write the Constitution
D
To Revise the Articles of Confederation
8) Who is the main author of the Preamble?
A
Gouverneur Morris
B
Sam Adams
C
Ben Franklin
D
Thomas Jefferson
9) Whose idea inspired Jefferson when he wrote, liberty, and ...?
A
John Locke
B
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
Adam Smith
10) Whose idea inspired Jefferson when he wrote, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it?
A
Adam Smith
B
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
Thomas Hobbes
11) Why was the Constitutional Convention a closed meeting that was held privately?
A
the press did not exist
B
most citizens did not care
C
so that foreign leaders wouldn't sabotage the convention.
D
to allow members to speak their minds without fear of judgement
12) The founding fathers supported which form of government?
A
tyranny of the majority
B
theocracy
C
direct democracy
D
republican government
13) Which of the following best describes most of teh delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
A
skeptical of republican forms of government
B
inexperienced politicians
C
uneducated
D
practical politicians
14) Which political system divides powers between levels like national and state governments?
A
federal system
B
unitary system
C
republican system
D
binary system
15) What is a government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections called?
A
democratic consensus
B
constitutional democracy
C
theocracy
D
direct democracy
16) What is The process by which policy comes into being and evolves. People's interests, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers called?
A
public policy
B
policymaking institutions
C
policy agenda
D
policymaking system
17) the set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process, and a bill of rights, that requires our leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they act or make laws.
A
constitutionalism
B
popular consent
C
politics
D
democracy
18) What was the initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention for a strong, central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states?
A
Virginia Plan
B
New Jersey Plan
C
three-fifths compromise
D
Connecticut Compromise
19) What is procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution called?
A
direct primary
B
referendum
C
recall
D
initiative
20) What is a procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters called?
A
recall
B
initiative
C
direct primary
D
referendum
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