Origins of the US Gov Test Review

The Core Democratic Value: Popular Sovereignty means consent to govern from who?

(a)  

Which of the following documents influenced the creation of the 

    Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke's "Second Thesis"

• Montesquieu’s Spirit of Laws

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Magna Carta

Answer explanation

All of these documents influenced our Founding Fathers.

Finish the sentence: The Articles of Confederation established . . .

What is the Constitution?

Thomas Paine wrote what pamphlet that argued for independence from the British?

(a)  

Article 1 of the US Constitution establishes which branch of government?

• The Executive Branch

• The Legislative Branch

• The Supreme Court

• The Judicial Branch

Article 2 of the US Constitution establishes which branch of government?

• The Executive Branch

• The Legislative Branch

• The Supreme Court

• The Judicial Branch

Article 3 of the US Constitution establishes which branch of government?

• The Executive Branch

• The Legislative Branch

• The Supreme Court

• The Judicial Branch

The police searching through your backpack without your consent or a warrant would break the 4th Amendment.

• Yes

• No

Why do we call the 1st part of the Declaration of Independence the "Break-up Song?"