1) As a term of the ______________, slaves were counted as a portion of the population. a) Great Compromise b) 3/5 Compromise c) New Jersey Plan 2) Approval of the Constitution is called ______________ a) Due Process b) Great Compromise c) Ratification 3) Under the _____________, the legislative branch would have one house with equal representation. a) Articles of Confederation b) Virginia Plan c) New Jersey Plan 4) The ___________________ created a bicameral legislature with one house equal and one house based on population. a) Great Compromise b) New Jersey Plan c) Virginia Plan 5) Under the __________________, the legislative branch would have two houses with representation based on population. a) New Jersey Plan b) Virginia Plan c) Articles of Confederation 6) Under the idea of _______________________, the people have the right to decide laws and policies. a) Limited Government b) Due Process c) Representative Government 7) Under idea of _____________________, the government does not retain all of the power. a) Representative Government b) Limited Government c) Due Process 8) The document declaring the colonists' freedom from Great Britain was called the __________________________________. a) Articles of Confederation b) Declaration of Independence c) Bill of RIghts 9) The nation's first plan of government was the ____________________________. a) Declaration of Independence b) Articles of Confederation c) United States Constitution 10) Protection against the taking of life, liberty, and property is called _____________________. a) Ratification b) Due Process c) Limited Government 11) What were the main problems the Anti-Federalists had with the Constitution? a) The president had too much power b) It was too short of a document c) The central government was too strong and there was no bill of rights. 12) What was the major point of disagreement at the Constitutional Convention? a) Who would be president b) When elections would be held c) Representation in the legislature 13) Which founding father received the nickname "Father of the Constitution"? a) George Washington b) James Madison c) William Rutledge 14) Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? a) John Jay b) James Madison c) Thomas Jefferson 15) Which of the following is NOT true of the Second Continental Congress? a) It met in Philadelphia b) It voted to start the Revolutionary War c) It served as the nation's first national government 16) What was the colonists' argument against the harsh British tax policies? a) Consent of the governed b) Stamp out the stamp act c) No taxation without representation 17) How did the documents like the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights influence American Government? a) They discussed the idea of a president b) They outlined the idea of democracy c) They included such as trial by jury, due process, individual rights, and limited government 18) Who was elected the first president of the U.S. under the new Constitution? a) Abraham Lincoln b) Thomas Jefferson c) George Washington d) / 19) Which is NOT one of the four parts of the Declaration of Independence a) Preamble b) Bill of Rights c) Declaration of Natural Rights d) List of Grievances e) Resolution of Indepenedence 20) Which is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation. a) One Vote per each state b) Congress powerless to tax c) No Natural Court System d) Amendment only with consent of All States e) Had a President of the United States

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