Civics Review 2nd Nine Weeks Easy Questions

Easy SS.7.C.1.1 : The image below concerns government.

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

Easy SS.7.C.1.2

Which idea is from the Magna Carta?

• The people should be completely free from the government.

• The people should support a strong central government.

• The government should give people a fair and speedy trial.

• The government should have unlimited power to tax.

Easy SS.7.C.1.3

Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Easy SS.7.C.1.6

Which part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of

government?

• Bill of Rights

• Article IV

• Preamble

• Article I

Easy SS.7.C.1.8

What was the Anti-Federalists’ greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?

• The lack of a federal court system.

• The lack of legislative veto power.

• The lack of a strong military

• The lack of a bill of rights.

Easy SS.7.C.1.5

Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decide to replace the Articles of Confederation?

• They were supposed to be replaced every few years.

• State legislatures demanded it.

• The government they created was too weak.

• The delegates had never favored them.

Easy SS.7.C.1.5

Because this branch was missing under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to enforce its laws?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Congress

Easy SS.7.C.1.6

The preamble to the United States Constitution serves to:

• grant specific powers to the new federal government

• outline the intentions of the founding fathers

• justify separation from Britain

• establish the legislative branch of government

Easy SS.7.C.1.6

In the Preamble of the U.S. constitution, what is the meaning of the phrase “We the People”?

• The people express their will through political parties

• The people express their will by directly creating laws

• Government receives taxes from the people and exists to support them

• Government receives its power from the people and exists to serve them

Easy SS.7.C.1.8

What was one of the Anti-Federalists’ strongest arguments against the Constitution?

• It did not create a national executive

• It did not include a list of protected rights for individuals

• The new central government would be too dependent on the states

• The new central government would be too weak to protect American interests abroad.