Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In
England the principle of limited government was established by the a. | English Bill of
Rights | c. | Petition of Rights | b. | Magna Carta | d. | Declaration of Independence | | | | |
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The
Petition of Rights of 1628, prohibited the king from a. | calling for new elections to
Parliament | c. | collecting taxes | b. | raising an
army | d. | imprisoning political critics without a
trial | | | | |
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The
principle of government in which the people choose a limited number of individuals to make
governmental decisions for all citizens is called a. | representative government | c. | limited government | b. | constitutional
government | d. | federalism | | | | |
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Which
is not included in Locke's Two Treatises on Government? a. | Everyone is born with an obligation to obey
the rulers of the state. | c. | Al persons are
born with the natural rights to life, liberty and property | b. | Government is legitimate only with the
consent of the governed | d. | The primary
purpose of government is to protect the natural rights of its people. | | | | |
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In the
spirit of the Laws, 1848, Baron de Montesquieu suggested a. | dividing government into three separate
branches | c. | that countries are better off without a
written constitution | b. | establishing federal
systems | d. | that only an absolute monarchy can protect
the natural rights of the people | | | | |
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The
first British colony in North America was established by Sir Walter Raleigh at a. | Plymouth Bay | c. | Roanoke | b. | St. Augustine | d. | Williamsburg | | | | |
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The
first written constitution in North America was the a. | Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut | c. | Articles of
Confederation | b. | Virginia Company Charter | d. | Mayflower Compact | | | | |
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Which
did not cause the colonists' grievances against the British government? a. | the Navigation Acts of
1651 | c. | the French and Indian
War | b. | the Proclamation
of 1763 | d. | the Stamp Act of
1765 | | | | |
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Which
is not true of the Second Continental Congress? a. | It assumed the powers of central
government | c. | It adopted the Declaration of
Independence | b. | It raised an army and made Washington its commander in
chief | d. | It published the revolutionary pamphlet,
Common Sense | | | | |
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The
document that asserted the intention of the colonies to establish their own sovereign government was
the a. | Declaration of
Independence | c. | Articles of
Confederation | b. | Proclamation of 1763 | d. | Constitution of 1789 | | | | |
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Which
is not part of the Declaration of independence? a. | the belief that all men are obligated to obey
the divinely anointed monarch | c. | that the purpose
of government is to protect the individuals natural rights | b. | the belief that natural rights are inherent
and cannot be taken away by government | d. | that government derives its power from the consent of the
governed | | | | |
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A
confederation is best characterized by a. | the centralized nature of its political
power | c. | it s democratic
organization | b. | the limited responsibility and authority of the central
government | d. | the independence of its executive
authority | | | | |
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13.
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Pilgrims from the Mayflower established a colony in 1620 at a. | Plymouth | c. | Roanoke | b. | St. Augustine | d. | Williamsburg | | | | |
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Which
if not true of the government under the Articles of Confederation? a. | Congress had one
house | c. | the states retained their
sovereignty | b. | Amendments required the consent of all the
states | d. | There was a strong independent
executive | | | | |
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Which
is true of the government under the Articles of Confederation? a. | Each state sent two representatives and one
senator to Congress | c. | The governors of each state selected the
state representatives to Congress | b. | Each State's representation in Congress depended upon its
population | d. | States could send two to seven ambassadors to
Congress, but each state had only one vote | | | | |
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Under
the Articles of Confederation, Congress had all the following powers except a. | the power to establish and control the armed
forces | c. | the power to declare
war | b. | the power to
establish an overall federal court system | d. | the power to fix standards of weights and
measures | | | | |
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Under
the powers granted by the Articles of Confederation, Congress a. | declared war on Great
Britain | c. | signed the Treaty of Paris with Great
Britain | b. | pushed French troops north into Canada, and out of United
States territory | d. | moved Native American tribes west of the
Mississippi river | | | | |
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Which
was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? a. | Congress forced the states to meet military
quotas. | c. | Congress could issue paper money, but could
not control coinage | b. | Any three states could require an amendment to the
Articles | d. | Congress could not impose direct taxes on all
citizens. | | | | |
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The
1786 convention with delegates from five states that issued a report calling for a constitutional
convention to create a stronger central government was held in a. | Williamsburg | c. | Annapolis | b. | Philadelphia | d. | Boston | | | | |
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the
only state not represented at the Constitutional convention was a. | Georgia | c. | Rhode Island | b. | New York | d. | Maryland | | | | |
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Who
was the presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention? a. | George
Washington | c. | Alexander Hamilton | b. | Thomas
Jefferson | d. | Benjamin Franklin | | | | |
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Which
was not part of the Virginia Plan? a. | a unicameral legislature chosen by the
state | c. | a national court
system | b. | a national executive chosen by the
legislature | d. | each state had representation in congress
according to its population | | | | |
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Commerce among the states a. | is called intrastate
commerce | c. | is called interstate
commerce | b. | is prohibited by the
Constitution | d. | was left up to each state to regulate by the
Constitution | | | | |
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The
formal approval or adoption of a constitution or amendment is called a. | enrollment | c. | ratification | b. | an agenda | d. | a grievance | | | | |
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The
party that strongly objected to the proposed Constitution was the a. | Democratic-Republican | c. | Nationals | b. | Whig | d. | anti-Federalist | | | | |
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26.
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The
advantage of the Anti-Federalists was that they a. | had prestige, time, and a better
organization | c. | stood for the status
quo | b. | had the support
of the upper classes | d. | had control of the
debate | | | | |
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27.
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Who
among the following was not one of the authors of the Federalist Papers? a. | Alexander
Hamilton | c. | John Jay | b. | Patrick Henry | d. | James Madison | | | | |
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The
strongest argument of the anti-Federalists against the proposed Constitution was that
it a. | was too
democratic | c. | retained too much independence for the
states | b. | lacked a bill of rights | d. | threatened the commercial development of the
nation | | | | |
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29.
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The
government of the nation under the new Constitution was first located in a. | Boston | c. | New York | b. | Washington
D.C. | d. | Alexandria | | | | |
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30.
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If you
wanted information about your United States Senator, the best place to look would be the
a. | Statistical Abstract of the
U.S. | c. | Book of States | b. | Congressional
Directory | d. | The White House
Directory | | | | |
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