US government

QUESTION1

1. If the Constitution is silent as to whether the federal government has a power or not, then the federal government does have that power.  

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QUESTION 2

1. The Annapolis Convention of 1786 was largely a failure 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 3

1. In his Second Treatise of Government, John Locke argued for the importance of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

 True
 False
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QUESTION 4

1. When Columbus sailed in 1492, he was looking for a New World – and he found one!

 True
 False
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QUESTION 5

1. The Constitution’s 3/5 Clause provided that a slave’s vote would count 3/5 of other persons’ votes. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 6

1. In his “Spirit of the Laws,” Montesquieu argued that concentrated government power was dangerous, and the power ought to be diffused. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 7

1. The Jamestown Colony eventually became a big commercial success, largely because of the Tobacco crop. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 8

1. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, England imposed some obligations on the American colonies, but they were few; for the most part, England left us alone.  

 True
 False
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QUESTION 9

1. The early English colonists who came to the New World were all coming in search of religious liberty. 

 True
 False
2 points   

QUESTION 10

1. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 permitted newspaper correspondents in the room so that news reporting would help build support for their efforts.  

 True
 False
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QUESTION 11

1. The original grant of land to the Jamestown colony extended all the way to the next ocean – that is, the Pacific Ocean. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 12

1. The Stamp Act was a tax on postage.  

 True
 False
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QUESTION 13

1. The Americans relied on other European powers in winning the American Revolutionary War.  

 True
 False
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QUESTION 14

1. The biggest problem with the Articles of Confederation were that they created a too-strong central government.  

 True
 False
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QUESTION 15

1. A large percentage of the early settler in Jamestown died in the first years. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 16

1. The “Federalist Papers” were a series of then-anonymous essays defending the proposed 1787 Constitution.  

 True
 False
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QUESTION 17

1. By 1770, virtually every American agreed that we should break off our relations with England.  

 True
 False
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QUESTION 18

1. American was fighting a war with England for over a year before formally declaring independence. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 19

1. The Native peoples of North America had very different ideas of property than the English settlers did. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 20

1. The American colonies believed that it was unjust for England to impose internal taxes, largely because we did not have any representation in the English government. 

 True
 False
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QUESTION 21

1. Explain the concept of enumerated powers, as it relates to the American Constitution. 

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QUESTION 22

1. How do the English and American ideas of what a “Constitution” is differ?  

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QUESTION 23

1. Why did the early Jamestown colony fail and why did it eventually become a success?  

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QUESTION 24

1. What were the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? 

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QUESTION 25

1. Explain, in detail, the events leading up to the American Revolution.  Why did we decide we no longer wanted to be part of the English Empire?  Be very thorough and very detailed. 

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QUESTION 26

1. Discuss, in detail, the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787.  Why was it called, and what were its aims?  What were the rules of the Convention? What and who were the guiding principles and philosophers?  What were the major controversies that threatened to blow the Convention apart, and how were they resolved?  Be very thorough and very specific.