U. S. Government - Unit 2 Test Review #2

Why is a written constitution important to limited governments?

• It details the political theory that is the foundation of the political system.

• It ensures against corrupt, ineffectual, or ineffective leaders having power.

• It provides the purposes of the government and defines the rights of citizens.

• It outlines the responsibilities and role of political parties in the election process.

By adopting the Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers demonstrated a belief in the importance of —

• federalism

• republicanism

• individual rights

• separation of powers

While the U.S. Constitution can be amended in various ways, which method has been used most often?

• Proposed in Congress and ratified by state legislatures

• Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by Congress

• Proposed in Congress and ratified by state constitutional conventions

• Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by state constitutional conventions

Which of the following describes the connection among the beliefs listed in the list?

• *Belief in individual rights

• *Belief in universal equality

• *Belief in the protection of minority rights

• They are principles reflected in the founding documents of the United States.

• They are Judeo-Christian traditions that influenced the Founding Fathers beliefs.

• They are Enlightenment ideas that informed the debate between Hobbes and Locke.

• They are ways in which the Declaration of Independence limited the power of government.

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of government necessary for the protection of individual rights?

• Establishing majority rule

• Respecting the rule of law

• Providing a common defense

• Following parliamentary procedure

Which rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are considered unalienable rights?

• Justice, freedom, equality

• Liberty, equality, fraternity

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Freedoms of speech, the press, assembly, and petition

Which protection in the Bill of Rights is described in the excerpt?

That military powers of the Commander in Chief were not to supersede representative

government of internal affairs seems obvious from the Constitution and from elementary

American history. Time out of mind, and even now, in many parts of the world, a military

commander can seize private housing to shelter his troops. Not so, however, in the United

States, for the Third Amendment says.

—Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)

• Right to own and bear arms

• Right to trial by jury of peers

• Freedom from unreasonable searches

• Freedom from forced quartering of soldiers

The excerpt refers to which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

The amendment states but a truism that all is retained which has not been surrendered. There

is nothing in the history of its adoption to suggest that it was more than declaratory of the

relationship between the national and state governments as it had been established by the

Constitution before the amendment or that its purpose was other than to allay fears that the

new national government might seek to exercise powers not granted, and that the states

might not be able to exercise fully their reserved powers.

—United States v. Darby Lumber Co. (1941)

• Seventh Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights specifically addresses the issue described in the excerpt?

That excessive Bayle ought not to be required nor excessive Fines imposed nor cruell and

unusuall Punishments inflicted

—English Bill of Rights, 1689 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk (access July 28, 2014)

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

Which of the following amendments prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Fifth Amendment