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9. In the charter colonies, most governmental matters were handled by
a. the British monarch.
b. Parliament.
c. a proprietor.
d. the colonists.
____ 10. Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?
a. People have certain natural rights.
b. God gives certain people the right to govern.
c. Government can exist only with the people's permission.
d. The people may change or abolish the government.
____ 11. All of the following influenced the Framers in developing the Constitution EXCEPT
a. State constitutions.
b. John Locke's Two Treatises of Government.
c. Virginia's royal charter.
d. British tradition.
____ 12. Which colony was founded mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom?
a. Virginia
b. Georgia
c. Massachusetts
d. New York
____ 13. Which feature did the State constitutions and the Articles of Confederation have in common?
a. royal governors
b. bill of rights
c. principle of popular sovereignty
d. a strong executive elected by popular vote
____ 14. Which of these State constitutions is the oldest and still in force today?
a. Massachusetts
b. South Carolina
c. New Hampshire
d. Virginia
____ 15. After the Revolutionary War, the National Government
a. proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems.
b. refused to repay the war debt it owed to the States.
c. permitted the States to make agreements with foreign governments.
d. began imposing harsh tax policies on property owners and merchants.
____ 16. In Benjamin Franklin's opinion, the final Constitution created by the delegates can best be summarized as
a. absolutely perfect.
b. as near perfect as possible.
c. showing errors of opinion and self-interest.
d. as full of imperfections as those who assembled it.
____ 17. Which of the following statements about the inauguration of George Washington as the first U.S. president is
NOT true?
a. It followed his unanimous election in the Electoral College.
b. It took place in New York City, the country's temporary capital.
c. It came after the ratification of the Constitution.
d. It followed Washington's appointment of James Madison as the first Vice President.
____ 18. A major objective of both the Annapolis Convention and the Philadelphia Convention was to
a. determine how the States should be represented in Congress.
b. recommend a federal plan for regulating interstate trade.
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