1) Like a state of nature, there is NOBODY in control in this type of government. a) Monarchy b) Anarchy c) Dictatorship d) Oligarchy e) Democracy f) Theocracy 2) A type of government where citizens hold ALL political power. There are two fundamental types. a) Democracy b) Representative Democracy c) Direct Democracy d) Oligarchy 3) A word meaning "to sign making officially valid." a) Delegate b) Levy c) Territory d) Bicameral e) Ratify f) Bill 4) A word meaning "a representative." a) Senator b) Delegate c) Elector d) Dictator e) Monarch f) Autocrat 5) A word meaning "to choose through voting." a) Levy b) Bicameral c) Delegate d) Elect 6) There are no representatives. Citizens are directly involved in daily work of governing the country. a) Representative Democracy b) Direct Democracy c) Autocracy d) Oligarchy e) Monarchy f) Theocracy 7) A region designated by a governor to be settled. a) Territory b) District c) Constitution d) State e) Government 8) In this type of government, citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government. a) Direct Democracy b) Democracy c) Representative Democracy d) Monarchy 9) In this type of government, one leader has absolute control over all other branches of government. There are two main types. a) Autocracy b) Oligarchy c) Monarchy d) Dictatorship 10) A small group of FEW people has all the power in this type of government. a) Autocracy b) Oligarchy c) Monarchy d) Dictatorship e) Democracy f) Theocracy 11) What term established the under The Virginia Plan describes the Legislative Branch as having two chambers. a) Congress b) Article I c) Bicameral d) House of Representatives e) Senate 12) May 1786 - farmers attacked the Massachusetts state house in response to oppressive taxation following the Revolutionary War. a) Battle of Lexington and Concord b) Constitutional Convention c) Treaty of Paris d) Shays' Rebellion e) Whiskey Rebellion f) Bacon's Rebellion 13) A representative form of government that is ruled according to a Constitution to protect the individual rights of citizens.  a) Republic b) Representative Democracy c) Direct Democracy d) Autocracy 14) Ratified during the Revolutionary War in 1781, this legal document created the first government of the eventual United States. a) The Magna Carta b) Articles of Confederation c) Constitution d) The English Bill of Rights 15) This law settled the Ohio River Valley acquired from Great Britain to be added as new territory into the United States. a) The NW Ordinance of 1787 b) The Treaty of Paris c) The US Constitution d) The Articles of Confederation 16) The Upper House of the Legislative Branch a) The Senate b) The House of Representatives c) Congress d) White House 17) The Lower House of the Legislative Branch a) The Senate b) The House of Representatives c) Congress d) Supreme Court 18) The legal document is known as "the Supreme Law of the Land." a) The Bill of Rights b) The Articles of Confederation c) The US Constitution d) English Bill of Rights e) Magna Carta 19) Which branch of the United States federal government is established under Article I of the U.S. Constitution? a) Executive b) Legislative c) Judicial d) Supreme 20) This group was established to elect the President and Vice-President. a) House of Representatives b) Electoral College c) Senate d) Constitutional Convention 21) What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? a) Changes required a super-majority b) Creating new territories c) Taxes were voluntary d) No national army 22) Which branch of the United States federal government is established under Article II of the U.S. Constitution? a) President b) Executive c) Legislative d) Congress 23) All of the following were members of the Federalist Party EXCEPT: a) Alexander Hamilton b) George Washington c) Benjamin Franklin d) Thomas Jefferson e) James Madison f) John Jay 24) All of the following were members of the Anti-Federalist Party EXCEPT: a) Thomas Jefferson b) James Madison c) Patrick Henry d) Alexander Hamilton e) James Monroe f) Samuel Adams 25) Which of the following was NOT part of the political philosophies of the Federalists? a) Rule by the wealthy class b) A single executive c) Strong federal government d) States should have more power than the national government 26) Which of the following was NOT part of the political philosophies of the Anti-Federalists? a) Strong state government b) Rule by the “ordinary” people c) People cannot govern themselves without a strong national government d) A chief executive would just be another monarch 27) Which of these issues was NOT debated during the Constitutional Convention? a) The Bill of Rights (Amending the Constitution) b) Representation (How voting is determined) c) Slavery d) How to elect the President 28) Which of the following states was NOT a part of the Northwest Territory? a) Ohio b) Wisconsin c) Indiana d) Illinois e) Pennsylvania 29) Which term means "an organized political group"? a) Delegate b) Party c) Senate d) House 30) What is an agreement in which both sides agree to give up something to achieve a settlement? a) Contract b) Constitution c) Compromise d) Confederation e) Levy 31) Who was NOT an author of the Federalist Papers? a) John Jay b) Alexander Hamilton c) James Madison d) Benjamin Franklin 32) This political term means "the rewriting of congressional districts" a) Delegate b) Gerrymander c) Elect d) Charter

Unit 2 Review - Creating the Constitution

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