Chapter 2: Origins of American Democracy
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- Q1Which document first declared that even a monarch must obey the law of the land? (2.1)the Petition of Right30s
- Q2The main idea of limited government is that ____________________ (2.1)The government is not all-powerful.30s
- Q3Which is NOT one of the 3 basic concepts of government that settlers from England brought to America? (2.1)totalitarian government30s
- Q4Which kind of colonial government was subject to the direct control of the Crown? (2.1)royal30s
- Q5What is the difference between a unicameral and a bicameral legislature? (2.1)A unicameral legislature is a single-house body, while a bicameral legislature has two houses.30s
- Q6The goal of the First Continental Congress was to ____________________(2.2)establish a military to fight the British.30s
- Q7The document that proclaimed that the American colonies were no longer a part of Great Britain was the ____________________Declaration of Independence.30s
- Q8What was the Albany Plan of Union?a confederation of colonies in a "league of friendship" for defense against Native Americans30s
- Q9What is the best explanation of why leaders of the new States made elective terms of office short?to keep elected representatives tightly accountable to the people30s
- Q10Which of Britain's colonial policies most upset the colonists?being taxed without representation30s
- Q11How did the British government respond to the First Continental Congress and its Declaration of Rights?by imposing even stricter and harsher measures to control the colonists30s
- Q12What is popular sovereignty?the idea that government can exist only with the consent of the governed.30s
- Q13Which of the following is NOT an idea the new States' constitutions had in common?a governor with very strong powers30s
- Q14The 1780s are known as ____________________ because problems in the new confederation of States grew to a critical level.(2.3)the Critical Period30s
- Q15The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to ____________________unite the former colonies in a "league of friendship."30s