Foundations of American Government

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first US system of government after the Revolution

• written by James Madison about the Constitutional Convention

• Used to declare Independence from England

The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...

• a strong central government

• poverty

• free press

• self-government

The states retained the most of the power of government under..

• The Federalist Papers

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• Congress collecting too much taxes.

• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the three unalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing

• Life, Liberty and Death

• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?

• They needed a tax collector

• That they had no voice in British government

• That they wanted their tax check

• That the British government had heard them

People give up some of their freedoms to the government in order to be protected?

• Consent of the Governed

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Voting

According to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power?

• "the legislature"

• "the laws of nature"

• "the consent of the governed"

• the King of England