Answer the following:
The Constitutional Convention of 1776
The First Continental Congress
The first 13 colonial legislatures
General Washington's army
The British Parliament
God
The consent of the governed
Tradition
Elected leaders
A Constitution
The states were unwilling to send money requistioned by the national government
The executive lacked the authority to lead the nation
The state legislatures had too little power
The national government was unable to regulate foreign trade or the national economy
All of the above
To write the Declaration of Independence
To revise the Articles of Confederation
To draft an entirely new constitution
To elect the first president of the United States
To negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Plan
Virginia Plan
Rhode Island Plan
New York Plan
Was a disgused attempt to abolish a federal form of government in the United States
Was an enemy of freedom and designed to give control of the government to a rich elite
Created a new government too weak to be effective, and they preferred a monarchy to ensure stability
Was too democratic and would lead to tyranny of the masses against the wealthy
With whatever faults it might have, was the young nation's best hope for a workable government
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
New York
Class-based society
Democracy
Republic
Government of the rich
Majoritarian society
It centralizes power
It is superseded only by decrees of the president
It sets neutral rules for the game of politics
All of these are true
None of these are true
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
Second Treatise of Civil Government
Proclamation of the Continental Congress
The Famer's Revolt
King George's War
The Boston Tea Party
The Whiskey Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion
Philadephia
New York
Washington, DC
Boston
None of these cities
Geography
The uneven distribution of wealth
Religion
Partisanship
Cultural differences
Both the House and the Senate
The president and all members of Congress
Only the Senate
Only the president
Only the House of Representatives
Confederated government
Checks and balances
Constitutional republic
Cross-cutting requirements
Separation of powers
Essays in support of ratification of the constitution
Essays written that were critical of the constitution
Newspapers which backed the Federalist party in early US elections
The original name of the constitution written by the Constitutional Convention
The notes that George Washington took at the Constitutional Convention
During the ratification process
During the Constitutional Convention
After the ratification process was complete, and partly to fulfill a promise to those who supported ratification
In 1865 after the union victory in the Civil War
Piece by piece during the first hundred years of its operation
Popular vote in each of the states
Special conventions in each of the states
The electoral college
State representatives to the Constitutional Convention
The state legislatures
The right to an abortion
Media coverage of the House and Senate
Political parties
All of these are mentioned in the written Constitution
None of these are mentioned in the written Constitution
Check the actions of the other branches through judicial review
Nullify constitutional amendments
Confirm presidential appointments
Determine its own size and makeup
Impeach the president
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