Final Exam Review - Civics & Economics

The Federalists believed in ...

• having a weak central government

• having a strong central government

• having strong states

• having no national government

This group wanted the Bill of Rights to protect individual people from the government

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

The ___________ did NOT want to ratify (approve) of the U.S Constitution.

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Whigs

• Cabinet

Why did the colonists write the Declaration of Independence?

• To create a monarchy

• To explain why they were leaving England

• To reach a peaceful agreement with the King

• To stop the Proclamation of 1763

The ________ is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

The _____ Amendment includes the freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press and petition

• 10th

• 4th

• 1st

• 5th

The Articles of Confederation was ...

• the government the US had BEFORE the Constitution

• the government used by the northern colonies only

• an important document signed by England and the colonies

• a strong central government

This is the official count of the U.S. population that happens every 10 years

• Senate

• Amendment

• Census

• Judicial Branch

The special system used to elect the President of the U.S.

• Naturalization

• Primary election

• Senate

• Electoral College

You must ______ to vote in North Carolina

• be 18 years old

• be a citizen

• register

• all of the above