Revolutionary Government

1) The branch of government had most of the power in the governments created by the revolutionary state governments.

2) The first frame of government for the whole nation was known as the .

3) The Northwest Ordinance included all of the following EXCEPT:

    A) freedom of religion

    B) protection of civil and political rights for Native Americans

    C) encouragement of education

    D) eventual creation of three to five new states



4) Immediately after the Revolution, the United States began to have difficulties with Spain. The disputes related to the boundaries of Florida and

    A) ownership of Cuba.

    B) the boundaries of Texas.

    C) illegal trade with the Spanish colonies.

    D) navigation rights on the Mississippi.



5) Republican Virtue meant that the citizens of a republic must be disinterested, more concerned with the general welfare than their own, individual welfare. This idea is most especially true of political leaders. True False

6) The first national government of the United States consisted of...

    A) a national legislature.

    B) a national executive.

    C) judicial authority.

    D) all three of the above combined.



7) The period between 1783 and 1787 was one of general disorder and, at times, riots. The most notorious of these occurred in western Massachusetts in 1786 to early 1787 and was known as after the Revolutionary War soldier who led the motley army.

8) Republicanism, as a form of government, includes all the following EXCEPT:

    A) small government

    B) low taxes

    C) no standing army

    D) elite rule

    E) no political parties



9) What is the best description of the United States under its first government?

    A) An integrated republic with a decentralized structure of national government.

    B) Thirteen independent state republics loosely joined together under a virtually powerless representative body.

    C) A political system functioning like a corporate conglomerate with thirteen wholly owned subsidiary companies.

    D) Thirteen independent nations affiliated in a defensive alliance, like present-day NATO.



10) The Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territories. True False