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The ________________________ was the Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility.
a) Magna Carta
b) Articles of Confederation
c) New Jersey Plan
d) Virginia Plan

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are the _______________________.
a) Magna Carta
b) Federalist Papers
c) Bill of Rights
d) Connecticut (Great) Compromise

The _________________________ are a collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name Publius to defend the Constitution in detail.
a) Bill of Rights
b) Federalist Papers
c) Ant-Federalist Papers
d) Articles of Confederation

_______________________________ is doctrine that holds that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.
a) Due Process
b) Unicameral
c) Limited Government
d) Bicameral

__________________________ are those persons who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1787-1788.
a) Anti-Federalists
b) Federalists
c) Shay's Rebellion
d) Constitutionalists

____________________________ is a plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution; established a firm league of friendship among the States, but allowed few important powers to the central government.
a) Magna Carta
b) Constitution
c) Virginia Plan
d) Articles of Confederation

The plan presented by delegates from Virginia at the Constitutional Convention; called for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature in which each State's membership would be determined by its population or its financial support for the
a) Virginia Plan
b) New Jersey Plan
c) Connecticut (Great) Compromise
d) Articles of Confederation

_____________________ is the formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty.
a) Unicameral
b) Ratification
c) Due Process
d) Magna Carta

________________________ is an adjective describing a legislative body with one chamber .
a) Ratification
b) Limited Government
c) Bicameral
d) Unicameral

The plan that was presented as an alternative to the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention; called for a unicameral legislature in which each State would be equally represented was the _______________________________.
a) Virginia Plan
b) New Jersey Plan
c) Connecticut (Great) Compromise
d) Limited Government

________________________ was a series of confrontations between debtor farmers and State government authorities in Western Massachusetts in 1786-1787.
a) Whiskey Rebellion
b) Continental Congress
c) Federalist Papers
d) Shay's Rebellion

An adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers is ____________________________.
a) Unicameral
b) Limited Government
c) Checks and Balances
d) Bicameral

______________________________ are those persons who supported the ratification of the Constitution in 1787- 1788.
a) Anti-Federalists
b) Federalists
c) Constitutionalists
d) Republicans

______________________________ was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention that Congress should be composed of a Senate, in which each state would be represented equally, and a House, in which each state would be represented based o
a) Connecticut (Great) Compromise
b) Virginia Plan
c) Separation of Powers
d) New Jersey Plan

____________________ is a basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away.
a) Popular Sovereignty
b) Checks and Balances
c) Limited Government
d) Federalism

How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

How many votes did each state get under the Articles of Confederation?
a) 2
b) 5
c) Depended on population
d) 1

Which of the following was NOT a state power under the Articles of Confederation?
a) Collecting taxes
b) Signing treaties with other countries
c) Creating laws
d) Creating a military

Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation
a) Collecting taxes
b) Monitoring trade with foreign countries
c) Amending the Articles
d) Appointing military leaders

How did Shay’s Rebellion prove that the Articles of Confederation was ineffective?
a) Showed the government needed to collect tax money
b) Showed the government could not put down a rebellion
c) Showed the government could not make effective laws
d) Showed the government could not peacefully negotiate with foreign groups

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