Government Ch 4 Test

Which government's weakness was exposed by Shay's Rebellion?

• House of Burgesses

• Articles of Confederation

• British Parliament

• Constitution

Which document was replaced due to its inability to effectively govern the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

From which nation did the US inherit the concepts of limited government and local government from?

• Spain

• Holland

• France

• England

What effect did England's "Glorious Revolution" have on the American colonies?

• It led to increased British control over the colonies.
• It encouraged self-governance and democratic principles in the American colonies.
• It resulted in the immediate independence of the colonies.
• It had no significant impact on colonial governance.

After which event did England begin increasing its control over the American colonies?

• American Revolution
• War of 1812
• French and Indian War
• Boston Tea Party

What was the first legislature in America that represented all of the American colonies?

• House of Burgesses
• Senate of the United States
• Articles of Confederation
• Continental Congress (First)

What promise helped ratify the Constitution?

• The promise of a stronger federal government.
• The promise of free land for settlers.
• The promise of immediate statehood for all territories.
• The promise of a Bill of Rights.

In what two states was the ratification battle the closest for the Constitution?

• Virginia and New York
• Ohio and Illinois
• Georgia and South Carolina
• Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

Which form of American resistance to England came first?

• Declaration of Independence (1776)
• Protest against the Stamp Act (1765)
• First Continental Congress (1774)

Who did most of the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson