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Which compromise directly impacted the establishment of a two-house legislature in the U.S. Constitution?

The Connecticut Compromise

Which Political leader contributed most significantly to the framing of the US Constitution?

John Adams

Which of the basic concepts expressed below is an underlying principle of the Federal Government created by the U.S. Constitution?

"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom." —John Locke

Which of the following features in the Constitution BEST illustrates the concept of limited government?

the prohibition against the Federal Government taxing the exports of any State



Which of these statements BEST describes the viewpoint of Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the proposed Constitution?

The document should not be ratified, because it fails to secure basic rights for the individual, which were the essential principles of the Declaration of Independence.

The Articles of Confederation reflected the colonists' desire for

State sovereignty.

Which of the following weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was MOST directly related to Shays' Rebellion?

the inability of Congress to levy taxes or regulate commerce

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation eventually led the States to determine it was necessary to establish

Stronger National Government

Which of the following is evidence that the new central government could not enforce the Articles?

Inability to tax or pass duties

How was the government, as established by the Articles of Confederation, influenced by the colonists' ideas and experiences?

The colonists did not want to give up too much power to a central government.

Which statement BEST describes the reason for growing tensions between Great Britain and the colonies in the years after King George III took the throne?

Parliament raised taxes and restricted trade without consulting colonial legislatures.

What was significant about the Stamp Act Congress?

It was the first time that several colonies met to oppose British policies.

Why did the First Continental Congress call for a Second Continental Congress before adjourning?

Delegates wanted time to see if the Declaration of Rights and the boycott of British goods would change British policy.

Which event led MOST DIRECTLY to the calling of the First Continental Congress?

Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.

Later used for the creation and approval of the U.S. Constitution, what process for constitution-making did Massachusetts establish?

An appointed commission wrote a constitution and then ratified it with a 2/3 vote.

The concept of limited government holds that

government power should be restricted.

Which of the following is one factor that led to the signing of the Magna Carta?

the heavy taxes imposed by King John

What was the significance of the Petition of Right?

It limited the king's power.

How were the members of the lower house of the legislature in the royal colonies chosen?

elected by property owners qualified to vote

How did the government of the charter colonies differ from those of the royal and proprietary colonies?

The governors were elected by male property owners, and laws made by their bicameral legislatures were not subject to the governor's veto.