Practice Test Answers

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

The US Constitution structures the government by creating a system that

A public welfare service that the US government provides is

The concept of checks and balances ensures that

What was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan?

Read the quotation from the Greek philosopher Aristotle. [A] state which becomes progressively more and more a unity will cease to be a state at all. Plurality of numbers is natural in a state; and the further it moves away from plurality towards unity, the less of a state it becomes . Aristotle believed that the citizens of a successful state must

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?

In a unitary system of government, power is

Athens and Sparta were both

In a confederal system of government, power is

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pushed for a more radical solution than the First Continental Congress did in resolving issues of British rule. What was Paine’s solution?

Which scenario is not guaranteed under the Articles of Confederation?

How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

A charter is a written document that

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