Chapter 2 Reading Quiz

Instructions: The following short quiz will cover Chapter 2. It will consist of ten multiple choice questions each of these questions are worth ten points. Please note that you are required to read the chapter before attempting this quiz. Good luck!

Objectives: This quiz is designed in order for you to master the following outcomes:

• CO 1   Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States.
• CO 3   Describe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice.
• CO 4   Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.
  
  
• 2.1 Identify the origins of the core values in American political thought, including ideas regarding representational government
• 2.1 Identify Great Britain’s actions leading to the American Revolution
• 2.2 Recall the steps taken during and after the American Revolution to create a government
• 2.2 Identify the main features of the Articles of Confederation
• 2.2 List the crises resulting from key features of the Articles of Confederation
• 2.3 Identify the conflicts present and the compromises reached in drafting the Constitution
• 2.3 Identify the core features of the structure of U.S. government under the Constitution