Question 1

Discuss at least five specific features about the government under the Articles of Confederation.

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∙The national government could not tax.
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Question 2

What Jefferson referred to as "the pursuit of happiness" most other people simply called __________.

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A)   life 
B)   property 
C)   liberty 
D)   truth 
E)   democracyF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The Articles of Confederation created a strong central government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The importance of the Great Compromise was that it

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A)   created a legislature similar in structure to that under the Articles of Confederation. 
B)   established a single, "one-state, one-vote" formula under which all states would benefit. 
C)   strengthened the power of larger states at the expense of smaller states. 
D)   granted equal power to the three branches of the new central government. 
E)   ensured support for a strong national government from small as well as large states.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Each state would have had an equal number of votes in the legislature under the

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A)   Connecticut Plan. 
B)   New Jersey Plan. 
C)   Maryland Plan. 
D)   Virginia Plan. 
E)   Georgia Plan.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Under the Articles of Confederation,delegates to the national legislature were

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A)   elected by the people. 
B)   selected by state governors. 
C)   appointed by state committees. 
D)   chosen by the state legislatures. 
E)   None of these are correct.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

The state of affairs in Pennsylvania seemed to suggest that

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A)   state constitutions were generally successful. 
B)   the rights and liberties of citizens were secure in a confederation. 
C)   unitary systems were more liberal than confederations. 
D)   democracy and tyranny might not be all that far apart from one another. 
E)   it is not a good thing to create a separate, independent executive.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is a key difference between the Virginia Plan and the present-day American government?

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A)   The Virginia Plan did not call for three branches of government. 
B)   The Virginia Plan did not divide the legislature into two houses. 
C)   In the Virginia Plan, the president was not elected by the people. 
D)   In the Virginia Plan, none of the legislature was elected by the people. 
E)   In the Virginia Plan, the legislature could not override an executive veto.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

The "state of nature" refers to

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A)   society without government. 
B)   government without society. 
C)   formation of government along the lines of natural law. 
D)   the clash between government and society. 
E)   the very highest form of government.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

The New Jersey Plan was a reaction by some states primarily to the fear that

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A)   the legislative veto power called for by the Virginia Plan would seriously undermine individual states' rights. 
B)   the weak central government devised by the Virginia Plan would grant too much power to rural states. 
C)   the strong central government devised by the Virginia Plan would grant too much power to small states. 
D)   the Virginia Plan gave too much power to populous states. 
E)   Hamilton's suggestions about the executive branch would be accepted by the convention.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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