Unit #1 Test Review (2022 Version)

Shay's Rebellion caused the new nation's leaders to realize that

• A stronger national government was needed

• the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting individual rights.

• the Articles did an inadequate job of protecting states’ rights.​

• the nation needed to outlaw slavery.

The Bill of Rights was created because the Anti-Federalists were concerned that​

• the Constitution would not implement separation of powers.

• the new national government could trample on individual rights.​

• representation in the Senate would be based on population.​

• small states would have as much power as large states.​

A major reason for Shays’s Rebellion was that​

• citizens were upset about farm foreclosures.​

• Congress wanted more power over the states.​

• legislators thought the central government should provide better security.​

• states could not agree on how western lands should be settled.​

Which of these is an example of a governmental “check and balance”?​

• Citizens attend public meetings about a new housing development.

• National Guard troops provide security after a hurricane.

• The Department of Defense contracts with a private company.

• The Supreme Court overturns a law passed by Congress.

The Fourteenth Amendment did away with the Three-Fifths Compromise by stating that​

• every individual counted as a whole person.​

• interstate commerce could not be taxed

• legislative representation should be based entirely on population.​

• the people should directly elect the president.​

Which principle of democracy establishes freedom of speech?

• accountability

• bill of rights

• checks and balances

• transparency

Which of these is a public service performed by government in the United States?​

• distribution of medicine to drug stores

• filling of potholes on streets

• production and distribution of newspapers

• stocking of food in grocery stores

Which of John Locke’s beliefs had a major influence on the colonists?​

• All people have certain “natural” or inalienable rights such as the right to liberty.​

• Monarchs are appointed by God and should have supreme power.​

• People need government to maintain order and prevent conflict.​

• The powers of government must be separated.​

An inalienable right that is stated in the Declaration of Independence and contributes to our current national identity is the right to​

• a representative government.​

• be able to vote in elections.​

• be economically secure.​

• pursue happiness.

Colonists valued limited government because they​

• believed monarchs should have absolute power over their people.​

• did not accept the concept of a representative government.

• thought people should be protected from punishment by an unjust government.​

• thought that order could be maintained without a government.​