NAIMMCQ: The Origins of American Government

The Origins of American Government

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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The first major military engagement of the American Revolution took place near

A. Saratoga.
B. Boston.
C. Philadelphia.
D. Yorktown.

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.

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.

The German leader who headed the Nazi party was

A. Idi Amin.
B. Hitler.
C. Stalin.
D. Perón.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What did Plato critique in his book The Republic?

A. Communism
B. Socialism
C. Isolationism
D. Democracy

Which of the following is not an authoritarian form of government?

A. Dictatorship
B. Totalitarianism
C. Absolute monarchy
D. Direct democracy

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.