Practice Test

Question 1

During the Constitutional Convention, small states did not want their representation based on

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B: population.

Question 2

What was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan?

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B: to support the interests of the smaller states

Question 3

In a confederal system of government, power is

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D: distributed equally among the state governments.

Question 4

Read the quotation from George Washington. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism. What was Washington warning against?

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C: having a single ruler

Question 5

In a unitary system of government, power is

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B: held by a central government.

Question 6

How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

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A: by taking a secular view

Question 7

The concept of checks and balances ensures that

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C: each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the others.

Question 8

Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

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C: regulatory power

Question 9

Which scenario is not guaranteed under the Articles of Confederation?

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A: A merchant could always use the same currency in Connecticut and Georgia.

Question 10

The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to

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D: forming three branches of government in the United States.

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