Unit 1 American Revolution & Founding Documents_Bootcamp

The ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence helped —

• motivate European rulers to establish new colonies

• inspire people in other countries to question the authority of their government

• encourage new settlers in South America to assimilate native populations

• persuade religious leaders in other countries to stop the persecution of non-Christians

In 1971, President Richard Nixon claimed executive privilege to prevent newspapers from publishing classified documents. He argued that release of the Pentagon Papers, which detailed U.S. involvement in Vietnam, threatened national security. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the newspapers.

Which of the following provided a legal basis for this Supreme Court decision?

• The Thirteenth Amendment

• The decision in Brown v. Board of Education

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The First Amendment

The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States.

—U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 2

Which statement from the Declaration of Independence influenced Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution?

• “He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.”

• “To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

• “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”

• “These United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and . . . they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown.”

What was the most important diplomatic effect of the Declaration of Independence for the United States?

• It allowed foreign governments to officially recognize the United States.

• It forced Great Britain to trade with the United States.

• It required Great Britain to pay war reparations to the United States.

• It allowed the United States to establish immigration quotas.

The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily to

• establish fair and impartial elections

• protect individual rights

• guarantee voting privileges to minorities

• provide the President with power in times of emergency

What guarantees freedom of the press, of speech and of religion to individuals in the U.S.?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

The date of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution is

• July 4, 1789

• September 19, 1787

• July 4, 1776

• September 17, 1787

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

... that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ___?___

• Unalienable rights

• Equalities of opportunity

• Repeated injuries and abuses

• Duties and responsibilities

The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to –

• establish a new central government in the colonies

• persuade the British king to change his policies

• announce the colonists’ reasons for separating from England

• explain the advantages of republican government