American Government

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• American Colonist were declaring independence from Britain.

• The American people had the right to govern their own people.

• Americans believed people are born with certain rights and freedoms that cannot be taken away.

• All the above

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

• did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.

• wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.

• were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

• wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.

This branch makes and passes laws for the country

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

This setup 3 branches of government, a Senate, and a House of Representatives

• Articles of Confederation
• Three-Fifths Compromise 
• New Jersey Plan
• The Great Compromise

The Supreme Court check Congress by determining whether the laws Congress passes are unconstitutional. 

• True
• False

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are known as.. 

• The good amendments
• The Civil War amendments
• The Rev. War amendments
• The War of 1812 amendments

What house is based off of population?

• Senate
• White House
• Full House
• House of Representatives

What do the Bill of Rights protect?

• individual freedoms

• government

• jobs

• voting rights