Introduction to the Constitution Quiz

A dictatorship is best explained by which of the following descriptions?

• Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government

• All citizens are involved in making decisions and there are no representatives

• One leader has absolute control over citizens lives

• a small privileged class has control because they were felt best qualified to rule

Oligarchies give what rights to their citizens?

• different rights for average citizens and the elite

• different rights for citizens and noncitizens

• no rights for the citizens. Rights are only for the monarch

• different rights for men instead of women

Which of these does NOT describe a democracy?

• leaders elect fairly

• citizens have fairly equal say in government

• equal rights for citizens

• citizens cannot speak on government issues

Who did NOT write the Federalist Papers?

• John Jay

• Ben Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

Aristocracy is best explained by which of the following descriptions?

• Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government

• All citizens are involved in making decisions and there are no representatives

• One leader has absolute control over citizens lives

• a small privileged class has control because they were felt best qualified to rule

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention met to amend what document?

• Treaty of Paris

• Virginia Plan

• Article of Confederation

• Olive Branch Petition

What is the purpose of the Great Compromise?

• to give more power to the large states

• to give more power to the small states

• to encourage large states to appoint representatives

• to balance the interests of both small and large states

What does the Judicial Branch do?

• Create the Law

• Interpret the Law

• Execute the Law

What kind of states supported the Virginia Plan?

• Large States

• Small States

What is the Executive Branch in charge of?

• Create the Law

• Interpret the Law

• Execute the Law