U. S. Government: Democracy In Action

Chapter 2: Origins of American Government

Origins of American Government

1
John Locke's ideas have been called the __________
A)English Bill of Rights.
B)Constitution.
C)textbook of the American Revolution.
D)Petition of Right.
2
The colonial governments established practices that became key parts of the national government, including __________
A)using cabinet officers for advice.
B)allegiance to the British king.
C)its separation of powers.
D)an unwritten constitution.
3
Until the mid-1700s the British government and the American colonists were satisfied with their arrangement; the British needed the colonists' loyalty, and the colonists needed the British to __________
A)serve as a source of raw materials.
B)protect them from the French.
C)supply a market for American goods.
D)deal with their everyday problems.
4
The first meeting that the colonies organized to protest King George's actions was the __________
A)Boston committee of correspondence.
B)First Continental Congress.
C)Albany Plan of Union.
D)Stamp Act Congress.
5
A chief weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation was the lack of power to __________
A)make peace treaties.
B)establish post offices.
C)request troops.
D)regulate trade.
6
Daniel Shays and the angry farmers whom he led wanted to stop __________
A)courts from taking away their farms.
B)states from dealing directly with foreign nations.
C)the government from paying debts.
D)paying fees to see vegetables in New York.
7
The Connecticut Compromise suggested that the national government have a House of Representatives with __________
A)representatives elected by state legislatures.
B)state representation based on population.
C)little control over spending and taxes.
D)two members from each state.
8
The Federalists gained the necessary support for the Constitution by __________
A)promising to add a Bill of Rights.
B)selecting New York City as the capital.
C)nominating John Adams for vice president.
D)proposing that George Washington be president.
9
The first example of a written plan for colonial self-government was the __________
A)Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
B)Rhode Island charter.
C)Mayflower Compact.
D)Great Fundamentals.
10
Within a few years of 1776, all the former colonies had constitutions that __________
A)surrendered power to a central government.
B)were converted from their colonial charters.
C)defined the liberties of citizens in a bill of rights.
D)recognized the people as the source of government power.
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