Quiz 1+2 Government
A government that is subject to strict legal constraints on the uses of power so
as not to threaten the people's liberty is a ______. - correct answer ✔Limited
government
Which British policy was the main source of dispute for the American
colonists? - correct answer ✔taxation without representation
Another term for "inalienable rights" is ______ rights. - correct answer
✔Natural
What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? - correct
answer ✔The national government did not have the power to regulate
commerce between the states.
The national government depended on the states for its funding, and they
often didn't pay their full share.
What happened as a result of Shays' Rebellion? - correct answer ✔A
convention was called for, to meet in Annapolis.
A government in which people govern by voting for officials to act for them is
called a ______. - correct answer ✔representative government
What was the lesson of the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer
✔Government must be granted the amount of power that is necessary for it to
carry out its responsibilities.
The American Revolution was partly a rebellion against Britain's failure to
______. - correct answer ✔uphold colonial traditions of self-government
, Which of the following are elements of the social contract that John Locke
believed was the foundation of government? - correct answer ✔People
submit to governmental authority in return for the protection it can provide, if it
respects their rights.
People are born with certain inalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and
property.
If a government does not respect the natural rights of the people, the people
can rightfully rebel against it.
The agreement of ______ states was required to enact legislation under the
Articles of Confederation. - correct answer ✔Nine. Thirteen states were
needed to amend the Articles of Confederation, but only nine states were
needed to enact legislation.
Who among the following felt threatened by Shays' Rebellion? - correct
answer ✔the wealthy
The Philadelphia convention was called to ______. - correct answer ✔revise
the Articles of Confederation
According to the Virginia Plan, who or what would exercise power in all areas
"in which the separate states are incompetent"? - correct answer ✔Congress
What provision had been removed from Jefferson's initial draft of the
Declaration of Independence at the insistence of southern states? - correct
answer ✔a statement critical of slavery
In the Electoral College, each state has electors equal to ______. - correct
answer ✔its representation in Congress
A government that is subject to strict legal constraints on the uses of power so
as not to threaten the people's liberty is a ______. - correct answer ✔Limited
government
Which British policy was the main source of dispute for the American
colonists? - correct answer ✔taxation without representation
Another term for "inalienable rights" is ______ rights. - correct answer
✔Natural
What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? - correct
answer ✔The national government did not have the power to regulate
commerce between the states.
The national government depended on the states for its funding, and they
often didn't pay their full share.
What happened as a result of Shays' Rebellion? - correct answer ✔A
convention was called for, to meet in Annapolis.
A government in which people govern by voting for officials to act for them is
called a ______. - correct answer ✔representative government
What was the lesson of the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer
✔Government must be granted the amount of power that is necessary for it to
carry out its responsibilities.
The American Revolution was partly a rebellion against Britain's failure to
______. - correct answer ✔uphold colonial traditions of self-government
, Which of the following are elements of the social contract that John Locke
believed was the foundation of government? - correct answer ✔People
submit to governmental authority in return for the protection it can provide, if it
respects their rights.
People are born with certain inalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and
property.
If a government does not respect the natural rights of the people, the people
can rightfully rebel against it.
The agreement of ______ states was required to enact legislation under the
Articles of Confederation. - correct answer ✔Nine. Thirteen states were
needed to amend the Articles of Confederation, but only nine states were
needed to enact legislation.
Who among the following felt threatened by Shays' Rebellion? - correct
answer ✔the wealthy
The Philadelphia convention was called to ______. - correct answer ✔revise
the Articles of Confederation
According to the Virginia Plan, who or what would exercise power in all areas
"in which the separate states are incompetent"? - correct answer ✔Congress
What provision had been removed from Jefferson's initial draft of the
Declaration of Independence at the insistence of southern states? - correct
answer ✔a statement critical of slavery
In the Electoral College, each state has electors equal to ______. - correct
answer ✔its representation in Congress
