Unit 2 Test - U.S. Government

English Bill of Rights (1689) "That the pretended power of suspending the laws… by regal authority… is illegal; That levying money for or to the use of the Crown…without grant of Parliament… is illegal;That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all… prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal;That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of Parliament, is against law…That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted…" The English rebelled against their king, who fled. They established a new king and, through the Bill of Rights, established a constitutional monarchy in 1689. What are some of the things that absolute monarchs liked to do that the English Bill of Rights in Source 1 banned?

• Raise Standing Armies

• Grant people more freedom

• Divorce the Queen

• Raise Taxes

What is the final step to a bill the President approves becoming a law?

• The president signs the bill into law.

• The bill passes both houses of Congress.

• The Supreme Court approves the Constitutionality of the bill.

• The President vetoes the bill.

The Federalists Papers, No. 14, James Madison "WE HAVE seen the necessity of the Union, as our bulwark against foreign danger, as the conservator of peace among ourselves, as the guardian of our commerce and other common interests, as the only substitute for those military establishments which have subverted the liberties of the Old World… bulwark: defense, protection." The statement in Source 3 represents the perspective of someone arguing:

• for the federal system of government

• against the federal system of government

• in opposition to the American Revolution

• in opposition to the South seceding from the Union

The Federalists Papers, No. 14, James Madison "WE HAVE seen the necessity of the Union, as our bulwark against foreign danger, as the conservator of peace among ourselves, as the guardian of our commerce and other common interests, as the only substitute for those military establishments which have subverted the liberties of the Old World… bulwark: defense, protection." What are two purposes of the Union as described in Source 3? Select 2 Answers.

• to keep peace among the states

• to establish the Articles of Confederation

• to do away with the need for a military

• to protect business and trade

Source 1 is from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website. It provides study materials because

• everyone has to take a citizenship test to vote

• people who want to become US citizens must pass a citizenship test

• the US Department of Education website was full

• it is designed to trick illegal immigrants into signing it

Preamble, US Constitution We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. According to Source 2, what is the first purpose of the US government created by the Constitution?

• establish justice

• provide for the common defense

• form a more perfect Union

• secure the Blessing of Liberty

According to Source 1, a seventh grader can demonstrate which responsibility as a citizen?

• serve on a jury

• stay informed on issues affecting their community

• pay income taxes

• defend the country

The highest court in the land is located in the...

• Congress

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

Jacques–Benigne Bossuet, "The Nature and Properties of Royal Authority," 1834 God establishes kings as his ministers, and through them reigns over the People… The king’s person is sacred… Royal authority is absolute. Boussuet, a French bishop, wrote a defense of kings and monarchy in 1834 Source 4 describes:

• the absolute rule of kings

• a king's powers limited by laws

• a republic

• the government of England

Answer this question from the Immigration and Naturalization Service American Government test: The idea of self-government is found in the Preamble. What three words state it?

• We The People

• In Order To

• When In The

• The Constitution Is