1st 9 weeks Test Review

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain Unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

These principles are outlined in which American document?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

The checks and balances system outlined in the United States Constitution were created to allow the three branches to-

• Raise money through taxes

• Function independently

• Prevent others from gaining too much power

• Control the actions of state government

Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that -

• People are the source of the government's power

• People elect their political representatives

• Power is divided between national and state governments

• Each branch of government has its own responsibilities

The commander chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army was

• George W. Bush

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

These are rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are some of those rights expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the United States Declaration of Independence.

• Unalienable rights

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Civil rights

__________ to approve by voting

• Nullification

• Ratify

• Suffrage

• segregation

This is an agreement made among the delegates of the Constitutional Convention that the American government would have two houses in Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• American Revolution

• 3 branches of government

• Popular sovereignty

• Great Compromise

What was the name of the formal agreement that establishes a set of laws governing the United States?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The United States Constitution

• The Federalist Papers

• Magna Carta

A key concept of the United States Constitution is a separation of powers. This is illustrated by

• The Three Branches of Government: Legislative, Executive, Judicial

• The Levels of Government: National, State, Local

• The Power of the Presidency

• The decision making ability of the Supreme Court

What famous English document signed in 1215, also known as the Great Charter, was the beginning point for representative government and protection of individual rights?

• Social Contract Theory

• Great Awakening

• Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence