US - STAAR Review thru Constitution - 21-22

**CONSTITUTION**

One of the GRIEVANCES of the Declaration of Independence was that King George III made the military "independent of and superior to the Civil power".

How was this grievance addressed by the Founding Fathers in the U.S. Constitution?

• by making the president the commander in chief of the armed forces

• by requiring all American citizens to serve at least 3 years in the military

• by giving the president and congress the power to raise and lower taxes

• by allowing the president to choose members of the Supreme Court

**CONSTITUTION**

Which of these items established a way for territories to govern themselves until they reached a population of 60,000 and could become states in the U.S.?

• the Northwest Ordinance

• the Northeast Law

• the Southeast Act

• the Southwest Provision

**CONSTITUTION**

Which of these choices are the TWO [2] agreements made during the Constitutional Convention that were mainly based on economic differences between large and small states?

YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• the Great Compromise

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Economic Deal

• the Representative Law

**CONSTITUTION**

Which principle of government is illustrated in this quote from the Constitution:

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

• POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY - political power belongs to the people

• LIMITED GOVERNMENT - the government is restricted to powers listed in the constitution

• INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - the basic rights and freedoms of citizens are protected by the constitution

• FEDERALISM - power is shared between the states and the national government

**CONSTITUTION**

FOURTH AMENDMENT - "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause..."

Which of these events VIOLATES the 4th amendment?

• excessive surveillance by the government

• peaceful protestors being jailed

• policeman giving a traffic citation for speeding

• a defendant refusing to answer questions in court

**CONSTITUTION**

Identify the three branches of government.

YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• LEGISLATIVE -

  U.S. Congress

• EXECUTIVE -

  U.S. President

• JUDICIAL -

  U.S. Supreme Court

• MILITARY -

  U.S. Armed Forces

• RELIGIOUS -

  U.S. churches, temples, and cathedrals

**CONSTITUTION**

Which principle of government establishes the idea that each branch has power over the other branches [to make sure that no one branch becomes too powerful]?

• checks and balances

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

**CONSTITUTION**

U.S. citizens are expected to -

• stay informed about current events

• vote to help choose leaders and representatives

• serve on juries when called upon

• ALL of these are correct

**CONSTITUTION**

1st = freedom of religion, speech, press, etc.

4th = no unreasonable search and seizure

6th = right to a trial by jury

8th = no cruel or unusual punishments

10th = powers belonging to the states

When citizens report for "jury duty" they are helping a constitutional right guaranteed by the -

• 6th amendment

• 1st amendment

• 4th amendment

• 8th amendment

**EXPLORATION**

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• to find new trade routes to Asia

• to form military alliances

• to spread Christianity to Africa

• to find a new source of cheap labor