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. You will have a total of thirty minutes to complete this short quiz. 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