AP Government Unit 2 questions n answers rated A+ 2023/2024

AP Government Unit 2All of the following were true of the government under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT: (a) Larger states had more votes in the national legislature. (b) Amendment required the support of all thirteen states. (c) The national government could not regulate commerce. (d) There was no judicial branch. (e) There was no executive branch. - correct answer (a) Larger states had more votes in the national legislature. There was popular representation, but each state only received one vote. The New Jersey Plan was a reaction by some states primarily to the fear that: (a) the weak central government devised by the Virginia Plan would grant too much power to rural states. (b) the strong central government devised by the Virginia Plan would grant too much power to small states. (c) the Virginia Plan gave too much power to populous states. (d) Hamilton's suggestions about the Executive branch would be accepted by the Convention. (e) New Jersey would be the first state invaded by the British. - correct answer (c) the Virginia Plan gave too much power to populous states. The intended purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to (a) prepare for a second Revolution. (b) prepare a new constitution. (c) adopt a common state constitution. (d) revise the Articles of Confederation. (e) reunite the Founding Fathers for a reunion. - correct answer (d) revise the Articles of Confederation Congress represents both the people and the states by (a) gerrymandering electoral districts (b) proportional representation in the House and equal state representation in the Senate (c) requiring consensus on all bills approved by the House and Senate (d) having the power to override presidential vetoes (e) equal state representation in the House and proportional representation in the House - correct answer (b) proportional representation in the House and equal state representation in the Senate The efforts of farmers in Massachusetts to prevent courts from selling their property finally made the states realize the Articles needed to be amended after this event... (a) Whiskey Rebellion (b) Lexington and Concord (c) Shays Rebellion (d) Boston Massacre (e) the death of Hamilton by Aaron Burr - correct answer (c) Shays Rebellion All of the following are rules the Framers created to establish civil discourse at the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT: (a) committees could be appointed as necessary (b) members were denied the right to send correspondence to their families (c) the proceedings had to remain secret (d) delegates from seven states had to be present for the convention to do business (e) delegates needed permission to be absent if their absence left their state with no representation - correct answer (b) members were denied the right to send correspondence to their families