1. Which of the following was a viewpoint of the Federalist after Constitutional Convention?
They did not want the Constitution to be immediately ratified by states.
They favored a Bill of Rights to ensure individual rights in the Constitution.
They wanted increased power of the national government under the Constitution.
They wanted states to have more power than the national government.
2. The US Supreme Court deals with which type of law.
Military.
Criminal.
civil
Constitutional.
3. The diagram below describes A cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
British increse taxes on colonists ----> Colonists reject taxes passed without representation.------->? -------> decceleration of independence
4. The philosophers of what age believed they were discovering previously unknown truths.
The Middle Ages.
The Reformation.
The Renaissance.
The Enlightenment.
5. How did the 15 amendment impact political participation?
18 year old citizens were allowed to vote.
Former slaves were allowed to vote.
Citizens who own land were allowed to vote.
Women Were allowed to vote.
6. How did the US Constitution improve the structure of the government after the Articles of Confederation?
It allowed states to have their own government.
It gave citizens the right to vote in elections.
It created a unitary system of government.
He created three separate branches of government.
7. King John of England was forced to sign which document the state his powers were limited.
English Bill of Rights.
Petition of Rights.
Commentaries on the Law of England.
Magma Carta.
8. Which of the following is not considered a type of propaganda?
Card stacking.
Bias.
Celebrity endorsement.
Digital storytelling.
9. In the Declaration of Independence, were the Hi Miss Jefferson. Places blame for the problems in the American colonies.
House of Burgus.
King George the Third.
French War.
Parliament.
10. Which of the following is a goal started in the preamble to the Constitution?
Ensure domestic tranquility.
Ensure freedom of speech.
Creation of the executive branch.
Creation of the Judicial branch.
11. Why is the advantage of a representative democracy as a form of government over authorization?
The government only has to deal with one branch.
The people have a say in how the government is run.
The government is able to control the economic system.
The people are told what they can do.
12. Which of the following is not protected under the First Amendment?
Freedom of assembly.
Freedom to bear arms.
Freedom of press.
Freedom of Speech.
13. Which amendment guarantees the reserve power of the state?
10th
8th
9th
7th
14. Which was an outcome of the US Supreme Court decision by Brown V Board of Education.
Public school districts that surrogate denied equal protection.
Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in schools.
Administrators may limit the context of student publications.
Criminal. defendants have the right to an attorney.
15. The passage below about government is from Federalist #51. “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary... The great difficulty lies in this. You must first enable the government to control the governed. And in the next place Oblige it to control itself.” How are the authors he is from this passage applied to the Constitution?
The US Constitution limits the power of federal government.
The US Constitution limits the right of people.
The US Constitution requires the government to promote general welfare.
The US Constitution requires the states to provide common defense.
16. Which of the following is a step in the amendment process?
Vote by all 50 states.
Ratified by 2/3 of the state legislators.
Ratified by 3/4 of state legislators.
President approves amendment.
17. Which right is not mentioned in the US Constitution?
Due process of the law.
Privacy.
Trial by jury.
Petition the government.
18. How does the system of federalism affect the way the Constitution is structured?
Checks and balances are established.
Individuals are given more power and rights.
State and federal powers are shared.
Individual rights are guaranteed.
19. What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
State could not make their own monetary systems
The federal government could not raise money to form an army.
States could not tax goods made in other states.
The federal government could not elect a president.
20. How did the 19th Amendment impact political participation?
Women are allowed to hold public offices.
Women are allowed to continue to political campaigns.
Women are allowed to vote in national elections.
Women are allowed to hold Citizenship rights.
21. What is the purpose of checks and balances?
Create the judiciary
Create choice and elections.
Create three branches of government.
Create limited government.
1. They wanted increased power of the national government under the Constitution.
2. Constitutional.
3. Colonists reject taxes passed without representation. (write the Declaration of Independence).
4. The Enlightenment.
5. Former slaves were allowed to vote.
6. It created three separate branches of government.
7. Magna Carta.
8. Bias.
9. King George the Third.
10. Ensure domestic tranquility.
11. The people have a say in how the government is run.
12. Freedom to bear arms.
13. 10th.
14. Public school districts that surrogate denied equal protection.
15. The US Constitution limits the power of the federal government.
16. Ratified by 3/4 of state legislators.
17. Privacy.
18. State and federal powers are shared.
19. The federal government could not raise money to form an army.
20. Women are allowed to vote in national elections.
21. Create limited government.