Question 1

The Constitution defines the structure of the national and state governments and __________

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regulates the relationship between government and each individual citizen

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promotes the fomation of a donfederation of states

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restricts the power of county or parish governments

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restricts the power of the individual citizen

Question 2

Theoretically, the colonies were governed by England, but the colonists were able to exercise a large measure of self-government because the _______

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distance between mother country and the colonies allowed more freedom

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colonial representatives in Parliament had lobbied for more freedom

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British had not issued a charter to each of the colonies thus allowing greater individual rights

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British were more concerned with colonies in India

Question 3

While gathered in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress, delegates from 12 colonies _______

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called for individuals to watch their neighbors and report violation of the ban on trade with Britain

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called for King George to step down from the throne

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approve a declaration of war against England

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approved a resolution calling for a declaration of independence from England

Question 4

While a peaceful settlement with the British parliament was still being discussed, the Second Continental Congress _________

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established an army and named George Washingon as commander in chief

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declared war on Great Britain, France, and Spain

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established a navy and named John Paul Jones supreme commnder

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entered into an agreement with France to go to war with Great Britain

Question 5

Thomas Pain's work, Common Sense, was important for both his ideas and his _______

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ability to make the arguments in plain language for the raders

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orations in local speeches

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ties to Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and George III

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continuing loyalty to aristocratic ideals

Question 6

The Declaration of Independence was necessary to ________

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establish the legitimacy of the new nation in the eyes of the governments in Europe and those of the colonists

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identify the reasons the British saw separation from the colonies a necessary

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create for a delicate balance of federal and state power

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demand a separation of church and state

Question 7

The concept of a social contract existing between people and the government first occurred in the United States _________

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in the Plymouth colony

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with the Declaration of Independence

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with the Articles of Confederation

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in the Jamestown colony

Question 8

the Declaration of Independence reflects the philosophy of John Locke, who argued that ________

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all people possess certain natural rights and that is is the duty of the government to protect those rights

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government must pledge its allegiance to God before it can claim legitimacy

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people possess only those rights that government grants to them

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government cannot interfere with the reality that life is nasty brutish, and short

Question 9

Between the signing of the Declaration of Independence and actual independence from Britain being achieved ____________

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all of the states adopted written constitutions

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the Constitution was drafted

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the Republican party formed in support of strong central government

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the army was disbanded by George Washington

Question 10

A similarity that exists between the states of Pennsylvania and Georgia during the time of the American Revolution and the state of Nebraska today is that all _________

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adopted a unicameral legislature

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imposed a state income tax

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instituted a non-voluntary state militia

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select to honorarily recognize the British Parliament

Question 11

The writers of the Constitution established a federal system of government in part because _______

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the states already existed as established entities and had to be preserved

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a federal government alone would never be able to command the loyalty of the citizens

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the British political system was based on the federal principle

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Locke and Montesquieu had concluded is was superior to other systems of government

Question 12

The Article of Confederation established a voluntary association of independent states that ________

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agreed to only limited restraint on their freedom of action

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relied on the national government to resolve all regional conflicts

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did not collect tariffs on goods coming into the state

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were represented on the basis of population in the Confederate Assembly

Question 13

The relationship between Congress and the states under the Articles of Confederation most resembles that between __________

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the United Nations and its member countries

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state government and local counties

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the present United States and its allies

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Canada, the United States, an Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 14

the United States' first written constitution was the _________

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Articles of Confederation

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Declaration of Independence

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Mayflower Compact

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Constituttion

Question 15

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government _________

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did not create the role of a president of the United States

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actions of Congress required the consent of all 13 states

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was a bicameral assembly with a representative from each state

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created a relationship with the states that made them dependent on the strong central government

Question 16

The two major accomplishments that occurred under the Articles of Confederation were ________

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settlement of state' claims to western lands and passage of the Northwest Ordinance

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establishment of the Supreme Court and payment of damages that occurred during the Revolutionary War

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ending the French and Indian War and passage of the Bill of Rights

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passage of the Northwest Ordinance and ending the French and Indian War

Question 17

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress had the power to ________

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establish and control armed forces

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regulate interstate and foreign commerce

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collect taxes directly from the people

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compel states to meet military quotas

Question 18

A major deficiency of government under the Articles of Confederation was that __________

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each state retained its own sovereignty

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the costs of the military became a major expenditure

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travel between the states was time-consuming

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the state legislatures had to approve every act of Congress

Question 19

The most fundamental weakness of the Articles of Confederation was a lack of _________

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power to raise funds for the militia

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state-supported currencies

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a bicameral legislature

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power to tax exports

Question 20

Shay's Rebellion plays an important role in American history because ________

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it made obvious the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation

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it represents the first major battle to occur in a southern colony during the American Revolution

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it enabled the colonists to reorganize and gain the upper hand against the British in the Revolutionary War

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it represents the first major battle of the Civil War

Question 21

A crucial weakness in the Articles of Confederation that forced the political leaders to meet was _______

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trade between the states had become inefficient and costly

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New York militia members had occupied land in Pennsylvania

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Georgia was considering forming an alliance with Spain

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the states were unable to raise taxes

Question 22

The publicly stated purpose of the convention to be held in 1787 was to ________

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revise the Articles of Confederation

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create a system of government that would abolish the institution of slavery

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expanded the rights of individuals who did not own property

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develop and write a new Constitution.

Question 23

James Madison played a vital role at the convention because he ________

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maintained a personal journal that detailed discussions and votes

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served as president of the convention and led the meetings

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served as a "reporter" relaying each day's events to people waiting outside

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secured the room where meetings were held, ensuring discussion would remain private

Question 24

Individuals that supported the Articles of Confederation were often less dependent on trade and were more likely to believe _________

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that the state governments were a better choice for governing

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that the government could not resolve the problems that existed in the new nation

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that the federal government was better prepared to govern

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returning the states back to British rule was a better option

Question 25

The Virginia Plan was favored by

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large stats, since it emphasized the importance of population and wealth

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small states since it emphasized the importance of population

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slave states, since it allowed slaves to be counted toward the population of the states

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large states since it emphasized of land size

Question 26

Edmund Randolph's Virginia plan was a proposal of 15 resolutions that ________

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called for a national executive who would be elected by the legislative body

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called for all stats to be represented equally in the national legislature

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called for a unicameral legislative body

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included no provision for a president because of the distrust of so much power being given to a single individual

Question 27

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between the ________

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large and small states regarding representation

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large and small states regarding the executive branch

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northern and southern states regarding slavery

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northern and southern states regarding representation

Question 28

the New Jersey plan did little to change the Articles of Confederation with the exception of _______

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asserting national law over state law in the form of a supremacy doctrine

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shifting the ability to regulate trade and pose taxes to each indiviual state

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allowing for the election of a national executive by the legislature

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creating a national judiciary that would be appointed by the ligislature

Question 29

The Great Compromise _________

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created a Congress composed of two chambers: one with representation based on population and the second with equal state representation

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established that states would be represented according to the size of their populations in the Senate

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prohibited slavery under the new Constitution

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created a unicameral legislative body

Question 30

The Great Compromise allowed small states to have political power disproportionate to their size in the ____________

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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electoral college

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cabinet

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