Penn Foster 986036 The Origins of American Government Study

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986036 The Origins of American Government

1. People who travel to a different country and settle there are called
A. mercenaries.
B. cavaliers.
C. loyalists.
D. immigrants.
2. If you had come to America to practice your Quaker religious beliefs, chances are you would have settled in
A. New England.
B. Virginia.
C. Pennsylvania.
D. New Jersey.
3. Under the English Westminster model, the highest court of appeals is
A. the House of Commons.
B. the House of Lords.
C. the ruling King.
D. a panel appointed by the prime minister.
4. Imagine that you’re a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. You’ve submitted a proposal for a law that requires colonial inspectors to place grades on different qualities of harvested tobacco. The law
passes, but you know it won’t go into effect until it’s approved by
A. the Church of England.
B. the appointed governor of Virginia.
C. a popular election.
D. the king’s Privy Council.
5. Which of the following is not an authoritarian form of government?
A. Dictatorship
B. Totalitarianism
C. Absolute monarchy
D. Direct democracy
6. What did Plato critique in his book The Republic?
A. Communism
B. Socialism
C. Isolationism
D. Democracy
7. After General Howe’s forces defeated the Americans at Brooklyn Heights and White Plains, Washington’s strategy called for
A. cutting British forces into two parts at Trenton.
B. drawing British forces inland.
C. surrounding the British and forcing them into one location.
D. retreating to the south.
8. Concerned about the Catholic minority in Maryland, Leonard Calvert ordered the Second Lord Baltimore to
A. issue a decree requiring religious toleration in Maryland.
B. encourage members of the Church of England to become Catholics.
C. make a law requiring Catholics to practice their faith quietly and privately.
D. send to Europe for more Catholic priests.
9. Which one of the following statements is most accurate regarding the Mayflower Compact?
A. It gave the Pilgrims their own charter.
B. It created the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
C. It made Plymouth a royal colony.
D. It founded the Plymouth colony under a proprietary governor.
10. Regarding the Magna Carta, which statement is false?
A. The meeting of the English Barons and King John occurred at Runnymede.
B. The document required trial by a jury of one’s peers.
C. King John was forced to sign the document.
D. The document assured all English citizens freedom of speech.
11. The German leader who headed the Nazi party was
A. Idi Amin.
B. Hitler.
C. Stalin.
D. Perón.
12. The United States Constitution delegates police powers mainly to
A. state and local authorities.
B. the president of the United States.
C. the National Guard.
D. Congress.
13. Probably the main reason Africans, rather than Native Americans, became slaves in America was that
A. Indians passed North American diseases to the Europeans.
B. Africans were already adapted to slavery.
C. Africans and Europeans shared immunities to Old World diseases.
D. Indians were unable to master the work required of slaves.
14. The first major military engagement of the American Revolution took place near
A. Saratoga.
B. Boston.
C. Philadelphia.
D. Yorktown.
15. In modern society, what do we mean when we refer to the division of labor?
A. The ways construction jobs are organized
B. Splitting work equally between two people
C. All the jobs people do are connected to other jobs.
D. The specialization of jobs in the medical field
16. The purpose of the British Declaratory Act of 1766 was to
A. establish British fur-trading rights with the Indians.
B. place taxes on all British goods imported into the colonies.
C. proclaim the right of Britain to pass laws regulating the colonies.
D. repeal the Stamp Act.
17. Washington’s surprise attack across the Delaware in December 1776 resulted in a victory against
A. Hessian troops at Princeton.
B. British troops near Philadelphia.
C. British troops at Dorchester Heights.
D. Hessian troops at Trenton.
18. The purpose of the petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress was to
A. request that the king consider granting independence to the established colonies.
B. request a place in Parliament for colonial delegates.
C. declare the right to bear arms in pursuit of liberty.
D. declare their right to approve laws passed by Parliament on behalf of the colonies.
19. In England, people associate the acceptance of their Bill of Rights with the reign of
A. King John.
B. Edward I.
C. James II.
D. William and Mary.
20. Suppose you work for a government agency that regulates the buying and selling in the country. Which main purpose of government is your agency serving?
A. Settling disputes
B. Keeping civil order
C. Distribution of resources
D. Organizing work for common goals