5G Social Studies 2nd 9wks Review 2nd

Front

Why does the U.S. government have a system of checks and balances?

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to keep branches of government from using power wrongly

Front

By establishing a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government, what did the writers of the Constitution hope to avoid?

Back

Imbalance of power

Front

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called Checks and Balances. If false, what are they called?

Back

Bill of Rights

Front

The ____________ is the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

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The first ten amendments

Front

In the chart, which right in the Bill of Rights is missing? Options: Freedom from poverty, Protection from income tax, Freedom of the Press, Freedom from taxation

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Freedom of the Press

Front

TRUE or FALSE: Is the following statement an event that took place during the War of 1812? ~The British tried to stop the United States from trading with other countries.

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True

Front

Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and poet who witnessed the attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, wrote which famous American patriotic song?

Back

The Star-Spangled Banner

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Which event is being described? In 1773, a band of American colonists led by Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act. As a result, Boston port was closed and town meetings were banned. This group led to a crackdown by the British government, including the punitive Intolerable Acts.

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Boston Tea Party

Front

What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

Back

1776

Front

Which document said that the 13 colonies gained freedom from the British king?

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Declaration of Independence