Government Quiz 1

Which of the following is not a primary function of government?

• Providing public services

• Maintaining national security

• Regulating the financial market

• Feeding the population

What are the fundamental principles that John Locke believed every individual is born with?

• Right to vote and participate in government

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Life, liberty, and property

• Freedom of expression and religion

Which city is considered the birthplace of democracy?

• Athens

• Rome

• Cairo

• London

Which form of government is representative of the citizens?

• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy

• Dictatorship

Which statement best describes the Articles of Confederation?

• The first attempt at a constitution in the U.S

• A collection of essays advocating for the ratification of the Constitution

• A declaration of independence from British rule

• The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

• No Executive or strong central govt/couldn't enforce taxes

• It created too strong of a government

• The government had no congress

• It was too long and boring

Which was not one of the issues discussed at the Constitutional Convention?

• Representation

• Expanding westward to California

• Slavery

• Governmental Power

What did the Virginia plan call for?

• Two house legislature and representation based on population

• No legislature at all
• Bicameral legislature with equal representation for each state
• Unicameral legislature with representation based on land ownership

What did the new jersey plan call for?

• Representation based on land area in the Congress
• No representation for states in the Congress
• Representation based on population in the Congress
• Equal representation for each state in the Congress

How did the great compromise address the problem of representation?

• It created a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state
• It established a monarchy with no representation for the people
• Two houses of congress with one house based on population and the other with equal representation for each state.

• It abolished the concept of representation altogether