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TOPIC
Review Questions THE BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT pages. Answer the questions below using the information in the Lesson Summaries on the previous.
Lesson 1: Origins of American Political Ideals
1. What were three basic concepts that English colonists brought with them to America?
2. Compare and Contrast How do the Petition of Right and the English Bill of Rights differ in regard to the military?
Lesson 2: Independence
3. Assess an Argument The colonists objected to "taxation without representation." What kind of taxation do you think they would have supported?
4. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Lesson 3: First Steps
5. Describe the structure of the central government under the Articles of Confederation.
6. Identify Causes and Effects What were the main effects of having a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?
Lesson 4: Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
7. Draw Inferences How were the Senate and the House structured as a result of the Connecticut Compromise? Why was that compromise so important?
8. Compare and Contrast How did the Federalists differ from the Anti-Federalists on the issue of the central government's power and the ratification of the Constitution?