Government Test 8/22/23

Idea that government should serve the will of the people

Representative Government

Plan for States be represented equally in the Senate and by population in the House

Connecticut Compromise

First English charter of liberties

Magna Carta

Statement that Parliament forced the King to sign, declaring that even a king must obey the law of the land

Petition of Right

Plan called for representation in Congress by population or amount of money given

Virginia Plan

Those for whom the Constitution represented a too powerful government

Anti-Federalist

Refusing to buy or sell goods

boycott

Organized by people whom the king made a grant of land available and could be settled in whatever manner they see fit

Proprietary Colony

Connecticut Compromise, New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan

State Representation Proposals

Objected to ratification process because of States' rights and concern for God

Anti-Federalist*

In the charter colonies, most government matters are handled by the

Colonists

\[Blank] was a colony founded mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom.

Massachusetts

\[Blank] has one of the oldest State constitutions and is still in force today.

Massachusetts*

In Benjamin Franklin's opinion, the final Constitution can best be summarized as

Perfect

British tradition, John Locke writings, governments from Greece and Rome, and State constitutions influenced the [Blank] in developing the Constitution

Framers

\[Blank] was a feature that State constitutions and the Articles of Confederation have in common.

Popular Sovereignty

After the Revolutionary War, the national government proved too weak to deal with [Blank] and [Blank] problems.

Economic & Political

A major objective of both the Annapolis and Philadelphia Convention was to have a federal plan for regulating [Blank]

Interestate Trade

During the [Blank] Continental Congress, they agreed to begin raising an army.

Second

At the Philadelphia Convention, the delegates agreed to draft a new [Blank]

Constitution

Delegates met at Mount Vernon and [Blank] to recommend a federal plan for regulating commerce.

Annapolis

The States selected electors who voted to elect our first [Blank] and [Blank]

President & Vice President

By the mid 1700s, British rule in the colonies was marked by allowing a certain degree of [Blank] to the colonists

Self Rule

Benjamin's Franklin's attitude toward the new constitution was a combination of [Blank] and [Blank]

Astonishment & Optimism

The Framers of the Constitution and their work centered around the proposal set out in the [Blank] Plan

Virginia

What type of basic government concept did the Magna Carta reflect?

Limited Government

The difference between royal and proprietary colonies is that in royal or charter colonies the governor is elected, not [Blank]

Appointed

Up to the Second Continental Congress, the colonists became better [Blank] and more [Blank]

Organized & Defiant

The right of the people to abolish an abusive government was first expressed by Americans in the [Blank]

Declaration of Independence

What 3 characteristics did English colonies possess?

Territory, Population, Government

The first State constitutions focused mainly on [Blank] governmental power

Limiting

What contributed the most toward the realization that the nation needed a strong central government?

Economic Issues

\[Blank] objected because of fear the new government would have too much power and the people would have too little.

Anti-Federalist**