Government - Unit 2 Test

Using the chart, choose the letter of the best answer.

What did all five people listed in the chart play a key role in developing?

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Virginia Plan

Using the chart, choose the letter of the best answer.

Which person listed in the chart was a representative from Virginia?

• Gouverneur Morris

• Roger Sherman

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

Using the chart, choose the letter of the best answer.

What important role did Gouverneur Morris play?

• He took daily notes on the debates at the convention.

• He introduced the Great Compromise.

• He drafted the Constitution.

• He helped draft the New Jersey Plan.

Using the chart, choose the letter of the best answer.

What political background was shared by all five persons listed in the chart?

• All served in state legislatures.

• All signed the Declaration of Independence.

• All opposed the Articles of Confederation.

• All served as county or state judges.

Using the chart, choose the letter of the best answer.

Who were the three authors of the essays in The Federalist?

• Madison, Morris, and Hamilton

• Madison, Sherman, and Dickinson

• Madison, Dickinson, and Henry

• Madison, Jay, and Hamilton

​ (a)   were supporters of the ratification of the Constitution.

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Revolutionaries
• Anti-Revolutionaries

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following was considered to be an Anti-Federalist?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Samuel Adams

Which of the following did not participate in writing the Federalist Papers?

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

• Samuel Adams

The ​ (a)   Plan called for representation in Congress to be based on population.

• Virginia
• New Jersey
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The ​ (a)   Plan called for representation in a single chamber of Congress to be equal for each state.

• Virginia
• New Jersey
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut