The Following Statements Best Describes The Eighteenth-Century Colonists Desire For Government By The People?
1. Which of the following statements reflect the constitutional structure within the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)?
Approval of policies and treaty ratification required nine affirmative votes.
State courts retained jurisdiction over most legal matters, except in cases of inter-state conflict.
State governments would implement and pay for congressionally-approved policies.
Any constitutional amendments required unanimous approval of all 13 states.
All these answers are correct.
2. In the two-tiered system of colonial government in the early eighteenth century, which group had authority over day-to-day matters?
Parliament
local officials and assemblies
governors appointed by royal authority
the king
the British Cabinet
3. …show more content…
Which article of the Constitution describes the process of constitutional ratification?
Article VII
Article V
Article VIII
Article VI
Article IV
4. According to the Constitution,
the bureaucrats make the law.
the executive makes the law.
interest groups shape the law.
the Supreme Court interprets the law.
the legislature enforces the law.
5.
Which of the following is a central principle of the Declaration of Independence?
freedom is derived from the right to vote
natural rights are derived from the consent of the governed
all men must relinquish their inalienable rights to the authority of the sovereign
all men are equal
all men deserve the right to vote and gain parliamentary representation based on population numbers
6. Which of the following statements best describes the eighteenth-century colonists' desire for government by the people?
representational democracy
government established to protect the people's liberties
a two-tiered system of government, with power split between Britain and the colonies
universal suffrage
popular sovereignty
7. Whose work, entitled The Spirit of the Laws (1748), provided the concept of separation of powers later adopted by the framers of the Constitution?
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
François-Marie Arouet
8. According to Thomas Paine's Common Sense, ________ was the only option that would ensure American liberty and religious freedom.
war
parliamentary representation
civil disobedience
popular protest
diplomacy
9.In September 1774, all colonies sent delegates to the First Continental Congress
EXCEPT
Rhode Island.
New York.
Georgia.
Delaware.
New Hampshire.
10. Bicameral legislatures contain two separate parts, known as
parliaments.
chambers.
departments.
bodies.
houses.
11. Which of these features are contained within written constitutions?
mission statements
descriptions of foundational structures
identification of core bodies
details of essential operating procedures
All these answers are correct.
12. At Philadelphia, who proposed the Virginia Plan, which included a three-branch government?
James Madison
William Paterson
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
13. Shays's Rebellion
occurred after the Philadelphia Convention of 1787.
convinced many political leaders that the national government was not powerful enough.
was a successful revolt.
convinced many political leaders that the national government was too powerful.
reinforced public support for the Articles of Confederation.
14. Who formed the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence in 1772?
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Patrick Henry
15. Indentured servants were those who worked for a number of years
for a master in America who had paid for their passage.
for a master in America, then returned to Europe.
for a master in America, then left for the Caribbean and Mexico.
for a master in America after being transported against their will.
in America, then gained access to land and other property.
16. The writers of the Constitution devised the Electoral College as the method of choosing presidents because
direct election was impractical, due to the poor systems of communication and transportation that existed in the late 1700s.
the framers had a great deal of faith in the wisdom of the masses.
the method would give weight to the preferences of ordinary people.
the method guaranteed a majority winner.
the method would shield executive power from popular majorities and Congress.
17. Article ________ of the Constitution details the process of constitutional amendment.
VI
V
VII
IV
VIII
18. What repercussions followed the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773?
passage of the Coercive Acts
closure of the port of Boston
imposition of martial law
prohibition of the colonial assembly and town meetings
All these answers are correct.
19. Which of these states enacted state constitutions in 1777?
New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
New York, Georgia, and Vermont
Georgia, Massachusetts, and Vermont
Connecticut, Georgia, and Rhode Island
Vermont, Georgia, and Massachusetts
20. How many governing bodies were created for the United States within the Articles of Confederation?
one
four
three
two
six
21. Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision because it
helped to end Thomas Jefferson's political career.
established national supremacy.
set the precedent for judicial review.
defined the scope of state powers under the Tenth Amendment.
affirmed the necessary and proper clause.
22. The Seven Years' War was fought between
Britain and France.
Britain and Russia.
Britain and Holland.
Britain and Spain.
Britain and Portugal.
23. The Connecticut Compromise (or Great Compromise) produced
the abolition of slavery.
federalism.
a bicameral Congress.
checks and balances.
separation of powers.
24. The assembled delegates at the Second Continental Congress
called for a truce in the hostilities with the British.
demanded participation in Parliament's policy-making processes.
appointed Samuel Adams to command the Continental Army.
adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
empowered Congress to function as an independent government.
Approval of policies and treaty ratification required nine affirmative votes.
State courts retained jurisdiction over most legal matters, except in cases of inter-state conflict.
State governments would implement and pay for congressionally-approved policies.
Any constitutional amendments required unanimous approval of all 13 states.
All these answers are correct.
2. In the two-tiered system of colonial government in the early eighteenth century, which group had authority over day-to-day matters?
Parliament
local officials and assemblies
governors appointed by royal authority
the king
the British Cabinet
3. …show more content…
Which article of the Constitution describes the process of constitutional ratification?
Article VII
Article V
Article VIII
Article VI
Article IV
4. According to the Constitution,
the bureaucrats make the law.
the executive makes the law.
interest groups shape the law.
the Supreme Court interprets the law.
the legislature enforces the law.
5.
Which of the following is a central principle of the Declaration of Independence?
freedom is derived from the right to vote
natural rights are derived from the consent of the governed
all men must relinquish their inalienable rights to the authority of the sovereign
all men are equal
all men deserve the right to vote and gain parliamentary representation based on population numbers
6. Which of the following statements best describes the eighteenth-century colonists' desire for government by the people?
representational democracy
government established to protect the people's liberties
a two-tiered system of government, with power split between Britain and the colonies
universal suffrage
popular sovereignty
7. Whose work, entitled The Spirit of the Laws (1748), provided the concept of separation of powers later adopted by the framers of the Constitution?
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
François-Marie Arouet
8. According to Thomas Paine's Common Sense, ________ was the only option that would ensure American liberty and religious freedom.
war
parliamentary representation
civil disobedience
popular protest
diplomacy
9.In September 1774, all colonies sent delegates to the First Continental Congress
EXCEPT
Rhode Island.
New York.
Georgia.
Delaware.
New Hampshire.
10. Bicameral legislatures contain two separate parts, known as
parliaments.
chambers.
departments.
bodies.
houses.
11. Which of these features are contained within written constitutions?
mission statements
descriptions of foundational structures
identification of core bodies
details of essential operating procedures
All these answers are correct.
12. At Philadelphia, who proposed the Virginia Plan, which included a three-branch government?
James Madison
William Paterson
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
13. Shays's Rebellion
occurred after the Philadelphia Convention of 1787.
convinced many political leaders that the national government was not powerful enough.
was a successful revolt.
convinced many political leaders that the national government was too powerful.
reinforced public support for the Articles of Confederation.
14. Who formed the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence in 1772?
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Patrick Henry
15. Indentured servants were those who worked for a number of years
for a master in America who had paid for their passage.
for a master in America, then returned to Europe.
for a master in America, then left for the Caribbean and Mexico.
for a master in America after being transported against their will.
in America, then gained access to land and other property.
16. The writers of the Constitution devised the Electoral College as the method of choosing presidents because
direct election was impractical, due to the poor systems of communication and transportation that existed in the late 1700s.
the framers had a great deal of faith in the wisdom of the masses.
the method would give weight to the preferences of ordinary people.
the method guaranteed a majority winner.
the method would shield executive power from popular majorities and Congress.
17. Article ________ of the Constitution details the process of constitutional amendment.
VI
V
VII
IV
VIII
18. What repercussions followed the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773?
passage of the Coercive Acts
closure of the port of Boston
imposition of martial law
prohibition of the colonial assembly and town meetings
All these answers are correct.
19. Which of these states enacted state constitutions in 1777?
New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
New York, Georgia, and Vermont
Georgia, Massachusetts, and Vermont
Connecticut, Georgia, and Rhode Island
Vermont, Georgia, and Massachusetts
20. How many governing bodies were created for the United States within the Articles of Confederation?
one
four
three
two
six
21. Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision because it
helped to end Thomas Jefferson's political career.
established national supremacy.
set the precedent for judicial review.
defined the scope of state powers under the Tenth Amendment.
affirmed the necessary and proper clause.
22. The Seven Years' War was fought between
Britain and France.
Britain and Russia.
Britain and Holland.
Britain and Spain.
Britain and Portugal.
23. The Connecticut Compromise (or Great Compromise) produced
the abolition of slavery.
federalism.
a bicameral Congress.
checks and balances.
separation of powers.
24. The assembled delegates at the Second Continental Congress
called for a truce in the hostilities with the British.
demanded participation in Parliament's policy-making processes.
appointed Samuel Adams to command the Continental Army.
adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
empowered Congress to function as an independent government.