Revolutionary Roots
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Which group of settlers authored the Mayflower Compact upon their arrival in North America?

  • Dutch Traders
  • English Separatists (correct)
  • Spanish Conquistadors
  • French Explorers

    • What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

  • To establish a monarchy in the Plymouth Colony
  • To govern the Plymouth Colony according to Native American laws
  • To establish a representative self-government in the Plymouth Colony (correct)
  • To establish a theocracy in the Plymouth Colony

    • When did the American Revolution begin?

  • After the establishment of legislatures in the colonies
  • During the eighteenth century
  • Before the arrival of the Pilgrims
  • When American colonists felt threatened by the actions of Parliament and the King (correct)

    • Who is the most important political thinker that influenced American beliefs about government?

    <p>John Locke (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the natural rights believed to be God-given rights to?

    <p>Life, liberty, and property (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Magna Carta in relation to American beliefs about government?

    <p>It was a promise by King John to protect the lives, liberties, and property of English citizens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Magna Carta was originally intended to grant protections only to the English barons who were in revolt against King John in what year?

    <p>1215 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who described the concept of natural rights that had been granted by God and could never be abolished by human beings?

    <p>John Locke (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which document enumerated the rights of English citizens and explicitly guaranteed rights to life, liberty, and property?

    <p>English Bill of Rights (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Locke theorize about the origins of government?

    <p>Human beings created government (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about American political ideas regarding liberty and self-government?

    <p>They had many roots and were influenced by European political thought (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the most important political thinker that influenced American beliefs about government?

    <p>John Locke (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the natural rights believed to be God-given rights to?

    <p>Life, liberty, and property (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of colonists established legislatures to make laws for their fellow colonists?

    <p>The American colonists (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

    <p>To govern themselves according to the laws created by the male voters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the American Revolution begin?

    <p>When American colonists felt that the longstanding tradition of representative self-government was threatened (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which document heavily influenced the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights?

    <p>The English Bill of Rights (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Locke theorize about the origins of government?

    <p>Government was created by the people (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core tenet of American political thought rooted in?

    <p>The idea of representative government (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Magna Carta in relation to American beliefs about government?

    <p>It influenced the American Revolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the most important political thinker that influenced American beliefs about government?

    <p>John Locke (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

    <p>To establish a system of self-government (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which document heavily influenced the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights?

    <p>Magna Carta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Locke, what is the social contract?

    <p>An agreement between a people and their government (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core tenet of American political thought rooted in?

    <p>The belief that people should govern themselves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the English Bill of Rights guarantee?

    <p>Rights to life, liberty, and property (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did American colonists believe about property rights?

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    Which group of settlers established legislatures to make laws for their fellow colonists?

    <p>The American colonists (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

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    Who described the concept of natural rights that had been granted by God and could never be abolished by human beings?

    <p>The American colonists (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following powers were given to the Confederation Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

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    What was the requirement for the central government to act under the Articles of Confederation?

    <p>Unanimous approval of all thirteen states (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the Second Continental Congress call upon its delegates to create a new government?

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    Which of the following was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

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    What was the purpose of creating a confederation under the Articles of Confederation?

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    Why did the Articles of Confederation lead to the downfall of the central government?

    <p>The states had the power to impose taxes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the problems with the state banknotes issued during the time of the Articles of Confederation?

    <p>They were not accepted as currency by many people (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the reasons for the economic woes of the young nation under the Articles of Confederation?

    <p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to a call for revision?

    <p>Shays' Rebellion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the central government of the Articles of Confederation have no troops to assist the governor of Massachusetts during Shays' Rebellion?

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    Which of the following powers were given to the Confederation Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

    <p>The power to declare war and make treaties with foreign governments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the requirement for the central government to act under the Articles of Confederation?

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    What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

    <p>To establish self-government and create laws for the colony (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

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    Why did the British refuse to evacuate the land west of the Appalachians?

    <p>The U.S. government did not have the funds to compensate loyalists for their property losses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were foreign governments reluctant to loan money to the new nation?

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    Which of the following was a consequence of the state banks issuing their own banknotes during the time of the Articles of Confederation?

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    Why were American producers negatively affected by the lack of power to impose tariffs on foreign imports under the Articles of Confederation?

    <p>British merchants flooded the U.S. market with low-priced goods (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the central government of the Articles of Confederation lack the power to raise an army or navy?

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    What event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to a call for revision?

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    According to Article VI of the Constitution, which of the following is true about the relationship between the states and the federal government?

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    What does the 'necessary and proper' clause in Article I of the Constitution allow Congress to do?

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    According to the Constitution, who has control over all 'Territory or other Property belonging to the United States'?

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    What issue arose as the United States expanded westward and the power of the northern states in Congress increased?

    <p>Expansion of slavery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an example of an institute or study center focused on the Constitution and the founding of the republic?

    <p>American Founders' Institute (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the National Constitution Center?

    <p>To hold programs related to aspects of the enduring U.S. Constitution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the supremacy clause in Article VI of the Constitution proclaim?

    <p>The federal government has supreme power over the states (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Article I of the Constitution provide for the expansion of?

    <p>Congressional powers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the 'necessary and proper' clause in Article I of the Constitution allow Congress to do?

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    What did the Constitution give the federal government control over?

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    According to Madison in Federalist No. 10, why did Americans need not fear the power of factions or special interests?

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    According to Hamilton in Federalist No. 68, why was placing the leadership of the country in the hands of one person not dangerous?

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    Why did New York vote to accept the Constitution on July 26, 1788?

    <p>If it did not ratify the Constitution, it would be the last large state that had not joined the union. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Rhode Island become the last state to ratify the Constitution?

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    Why did North Carolina become the twelfth state to approve the Constitution?

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    According to the Federalists, why should Americans not fear the power of factions or special interests?

    <p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Hamilton in Federalist No. 68, why was placing the leadership of the country in the hands of one person not dangerous?

    <p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Hamilton in Federalist No. 70, why was it easier to control one person than it was to control many?

    <p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did New York vote to accept the Constitution on July 26, 1788?

    <p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Rhode Island become the last state to ratify the Constitution?

    <p>Nearly two years after New York had done so (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

    <p>Thirteenth Amendment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment granted citizenship to African Americans and equal protection under the law?

    <p>Fourteenth Amendment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment extended the right to vote to men regardless of race or color?

    <p>Fifteenth Amendment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920?

    <p>Nineteenth Amendment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment reduced the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen?

    <p>Twenty-Sixth Amendment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?

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    Which amendment granted citizenship to African Americans and equal protection under the law regardless of race or color?

    <p>The Fourteenth Amendment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment extended the right to vote to men regardless of race or color?

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    Which amendment finally gave women the right to vote in 1920?

    <p>The Nineteenth Amendment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment reduced the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen?

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    Which constitutional development added direct democracy to California's representative system?

    <p>Progressive reforms of 1911 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Constitution of 1879?

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    What led to the Progressive reforms of 1911 in California?

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    Which of the following is NOT true about the California Constitution of 1849?

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    When did California voters ratify the Constitution of 1849?

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    What marked the era in California that led to calls for a new Constitution in the 1870s?

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    What was one method used by rancheros to hold Native Americans as labor?

    <p>Requiring them to obtain employment and not allowing them to wander idle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the California legislature do in response to the treaties negotiated by the US government with Native Americans in 1850?

    <p>Attacked the treaties as taking good land from whites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution do in relation to Native American forced servitude?

    <p>Banned Native American forced servitude (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group made up the majority of the delegates at the constitutional convention in Sacramento?

    <p>Democrats (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the constitutional reforms passed at the convention?

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    Which article of the new Constitution specifically targeted the Chinese population?

    <p>Article XIX (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Quin era l'objectiu de les reformes constitucionals aprovades a la convenció?

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    Quin document va influir en gran mesura en la Constitució dels Estats Units i la Declaració de Drets?

    <p>La Carta Magna (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Per què els productors nord-americans van ser afectats negativament per la manca de poder per imposar aranzels sobre les importacions estrangeres sota els Articles de la Confederació?

    <p>Perquè no podien competir amb els preus més baixos dels productes estrangers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the three areas of reform sought by Governor Johnson and his progressive coalition?

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    What did the Progressive Reforms of 1911 aim to end, according to Governor Johnson's inaugural address?

    <p>The power of the Southern Pacific Railroad to control California politics. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three mechanisms of direct democracy added to the California Constitution through the Progressive reforms of 1911?

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    What advantage does a large republic have over a small republic in controlling the effects of faction?

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    What is the advantage of the Union over the individual states in controlling the effects of faction?

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    What does the extent of the Union provide in terms of controlling the effects of faction?

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    What advantage does the representation of the Union have over the representation of the individual states?

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    What is the advantage of a large republic over a small republic in controlling the effects of faction?

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    What does the extent of the Union provide in terms of controlling the effects of faction?

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    What advantage does the representation of the Union have over the representation of the individual states?

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    What is the advantage of the Union over the individual states in controlling the effects of faction?

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    What advantage does a large republic have over a small republic in controlling the effects of faction?

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    What advantage does the representation of the Union have over the representation of the individual states?

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