Gov Quiz 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is one reason the amendment system was created?

• To allow changes to the Constitution while preventing excessive alterations

• To restrict public participation in governance

• To permanently set all laws in place without revision

• To give Congress unlimited power over state laws

What was a requirement for amending the Constitution?

• Only the president could amend the Constitution

• Amendments could only be made during times of war

• Amendments needed approval by two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states

• A simple majority vote in Congress was sufficient

What was a direct colonial response to British taxation?

• Increased support for the monarchy

• Complete obedience to British laws

• The Boston Tea Party and other protests

• A request for British military protection