5 Written Questions

1. This document was signed by King John in 1215. It was the first document that limited the power of the government.
2. A weak constitution that governed the colonies during and after the Revolutionary war, up to 1787. It was inefficient, due to scares over too strong of a national government.
3. group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
4. New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress (all had one vote)
5. supporters of the constitution

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
   1. bicameral
   2. Magna Carta
   3. virginia plan
   4. Common law
2. legislatures divided up into two parts
   1. Common law
   2. bicameral
   3. Federalists
   4. Magna Carta
3. Book written by Montesquieu The judiciary power should be seperate from the legislaive and executive power. Power should check power. This book was admired by the American Colonies. Seperation of powers is part of the American Constitution today.
   1. Common law
   2. New Jersey plan
   3. virginia plan
   4. On the Spirit of Laws
4. (1689) A Bill of Rights written after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which placed William and Mary on the throne of England. The bill created a limited monarchy and established Parliament as the ruling body of the nation.
   1. On the Spirit of Laws
   2. English Bill of rights
   3. anti-federalists
   4. Electoral College
5. A book written by John Locke which stated details about natural rights and that people were born with and entitled to life, liberty, and property.
   1. Three-Fifths Compromise
   2. two treatises of government
   3. On the Spirit of Laws
   4. Great Compromise

5 True/False Questions

1. Three-Fifths Compromise → agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation

   True        False

2. Common law → Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population

   True        False

3. Shay's Rebellion → New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress (all had one vote)

   True        False

4. Great Compromise → agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation

   True        False

5. anti-federalists → opponents of a strong central government who campaigned against the ratification of the Constitution in favor of a confederation of independant states

   True        False