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GOVT2305 Federal Government

Module 1 Quiz

Question 1The proposal during the constitutional convention that urged representation in the federal government based on a state’s population.

  New Jersey Plan

  small state plan

  liberty plan

  Virginia Plan

 Question 2The Three-Fifths Compromise is most closely associated with which of the following?

  how slaves were to be counted when taking a census

  how many states would be necessary to ratify the Constitution

  the number of senators required to ratify a treaty

  the number of representatives necessary to impeach a president

 Question 3Opponents of the Constitution.

  Federalists

  anti federalists

  Whigs

  Democratic Republicans

 Question 4Which part of the Constitution creates the executive branch?

  Article I

  bill of rights

  Article II

  10th Amendment

 Question 5As stated in the Declaration of Independence, the purpose of government is to________________.

  grant rights

  secure natural rights

  provide order

  ensure government exists perpetually

 Question 6Which of the following persons argued that a monarchy was necessary to keep order in society?

  John Locke

  Alexander Hamilton

  Thomas Hobbes

  James Madison

 Question 7Which of the following specifically defines who a U.S. citizen is?

  First Amendment

  Article I, Sec. 10

  14th amendment

  full faith and credit clause

 Question 8 Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had no power to tax people directly.

  True

  False

 Question 9The collection of writings known today as the Federalist Papers were written in opposition to ratification of the Constitution.

  True

  False

 Question 10Because it was not a key issue at the time, slavery was not even addressed at the 1787 constitutional convention.

  True

  False

 Question 11The Bill of Rights was ratified in 1789, along with the main body of the Constitution.

  True

  False

 Question 12According to John Locke, society was authorized to inflict a penalty on people who infringed on the natural rights of other people.

  True

  False

 Question 13How many states are required to amend the US Constitution?

  51%

  All of them-Unanimous

  1/3

  3/4

 Question 14Which Amendments are considered the Civil War Amendments?

  1, 2, and 3

  17, 18 and 19

  13, 14, and 15

  8, 9 and 10

 Question 15Which of the following perspectives does not fairly represent John Locke's thinking of government.

  Government grants people rights.

  people are born with natural rights

  kings are not born naturally superior to others

  society can inflict harm on those who damage the rights of others

 Question 16From an early American perspective, one important aspect of the social contract is that people may legitimately revolt against government if it does not protect rights.

  True

  False

 Question 17One legitimate function of the US Constitution is to provide operating instructions for people in official governmental positions.

  True

  False

 Question 18The first document that the United States operated under which provided operating instructions for national government was the __________________________.

   magna carta

  Articles of Confederation

  bill of rights

  US Constitution

 Question 19Under the Articles of Confederation, true power was at the national level of government and not at the state level of government.

  True

  False

 Question 20Though the Constitution establishes a representative form of national government, the Constitution does allow for individual states to establish other forms of government, such as a monarchy.

  True

  False