United States Government: Democracy in Action

Chapter 2: The Origins of American Government

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The seeds for the idea of limited government first appeared in the _____.
A)Mayflower Compact
B)English Bill of Rights
C)Petition of Right
D)Magna Carta
2
What was the qualification for voting rights in all thirteen colonies?
A)church membership
B)property ownership
C)education
D)loyalty to the crown
3
Who developed the idea of separation of powers?
A)John Locke
B)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C)William III and Mary II
D)Charles-Louis Montesquieu
4
Which event led Britain to first tax the colonists?
A)French and Indian War
B)Battle of Lexington
C)Boston Tea Party
D)colonial boycotts
5
Which document emerged from the Second Continental Congress?
A)Albany Plan of Union
B)Common Sense
C)Declaration of Independence
D)Olive Branch Petition
6
According to the Declaration of Independence, from whom does government get its power?
A)consent of the governed
B)elected leaders
C)a written constitution
D)the Creator
7
Which of these actions occurred under the Articles of Confederation?
A)Congress raised money through taxes.
B)A national judiciary settled disputes between states.
C)The executive branch interpreted national laws.
D)Congressional committees sold western lands.
8
Who is often called the Father of the Constitution?
A)James Madison
B)George Washington
C)Thomas Jefferson
D)Benjamin Franklin
9
Which problem did the Connecticut Compromise settle?
A)the question of counting enslaved people for tax purposes
B)the issue of interstate commerce and exports
C)whether the president would be elected directly by voters
D)the issue of representation in Congress
10
What did Federalists promise in order to turn the tide in favor of ratifying the Constitution?
A)that the central government would be weak
B)to add a bill of rights
C)to address the question of slavery
D)to elect Washington as first president
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