Quarter 2 test

Boston Tea Party- a group of colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in

protest.

• true

• false

The Preamble is the introduction to the US Constitution and states the principles and goals of the government.

• true

• false

________ is famous for writing his pamphlet- Common Sense, which helped spread patriotism among the colonists

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

The Legislative Branch interprets the laws through a court system that ranges from the Supreme Court to the state and local courts.

• true

• false

A Representative Democracy is where a group of citizens choose individuals to represent them in governmental matters.

• true

• false

The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.

• true

• false

_______ is an English writer who influenced Thomas Jefferson, a primary writer of

the Declaration of Independence.

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

The Articles of Confederation is a document that was the colonists first attempt at a

constitution.

• true

• false

The President of the United States is elected every 3 years

• true

• false

The President can serve no more than 2 consecutive terms in office.

• true

• false