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Gov Quiz 3

Authored by Tammi Ramsey

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Gov Quiz 3
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was a primary cause of British taxation policies after the French and Indian War?

A) A desire to create economic equality in the colonies

B) The British government's effort to repay war debts

C) The influence of Enlightenment thinkers

D) The need to fund American colonial expansion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What compromise did both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists agree upon?

The immediate abolition of slavery

A system of federalism, where power was shared between national and state governments

The creation of a unitary government

The rejection of the U.S. Constitution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of government did the U.S. Constitution establish?

A dictatorship under military control

A central government with powers balanced between federal and state authorities

A loose confederation of independent states

A monarchy with an elected parliament

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the key difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

The Virginia Plan favored representation based on population, while the New Jersey Plan proposed equal representation for all states

The Virginia Plan limited Congress’ power

The New Jersey Plan suggested abolishing Congress

The New Jersey Plan advocated for a monarchy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

To grant voting rights to three-fifths of all enslaved people

To give three-fifths of Congress the power to override presidential vetoes

To count three-fifths of enslaved people toward a state’s population for representation

To allow only three-fifths of states to vote in elections

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the Founders limit the power of the executive branch?

By creating a parliamentary system

By giving Congress the ability to override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority

By allowing the president to serve for life

By eliminating the role of the presidency

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Electoral College?

To limit the role of state governments

To create an indirect voting system for electing the president

To allow Congress to select the president

To give the military control over elections

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