Government Ch 2

The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the

Declaration of Independence

The first State constitutions, adopted after independence,

placed most authority with the State legislatures

The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had

only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress

During the Critical Period, the States taxed one another's goods and banned some trade. Later, during the Constitutional Convention, this economic chaos led to

the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

In Benjamin Franklin's opinion, the final Constitution created by the delegates can best be summarized as

as near perfect as possible

At the Philadelphia Convention, the delegates agreed to

draft a new constitution

Much of the work of the Framers centered around the proposals that had been set out in

the Virginia Plan

Which of the following statements about the inauguration of George Washington as the first U.S. president is NOT true?

It followed Washington's appointment of James Madison as the first Vice President

Which of these State constitutions is the oldest and still in force today?

Massachusetts

Which colony was founded mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom?

Massachusetts

Much of the Declaration of Independence consists of

complaints of the wrongs done to the colonists

Which was an achievement of the Second Continental Congress?

raising an American army

Benjamin Franklin's attitude toward the new constitution may be summarized as a combination of

astonishment and optimism

The Second Continental Congress was similar to the first in the

composition of its members

Delegates met at Mount Vernon and Annapolis to

recommend a federal plan for regulating commerce

Both the Connecticut Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise were crucial to the small States because

without them, the small States would have carried little weight in the new government

Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?

God gives certain people the right to govern

The Federalist was written to

win support for the Constitution in New York

Which best describes the event leading to the inauguration of the first President of the United States of America?

The States selected electors who voted to elect the President and Vice President

When crafting the new Constitution, the Framers drew from their experiences with ...

the governments of ancient Greece and Rome. the writings of Rousseau and Locke.their own State governments.