
Ch 5 L3 A New Plan
Authored by Kristi Rutz Robbins
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What form of government is the United States?
The United States is a
democracy
monarchy
republic
confederation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The United States is a republic.
What definition applies to the term republicanism?
government's power resides with the people
people vote for their representatives in government
government's power is limited by the Constitution
power is shared between the central government and states
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the Supreme Law of the United States, also called the ultimate authority?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
Magna Carta
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is federalism?
Division of power between the national and the state governments
establishment of the FBI
people's right to vote for their representatives
division of the government into three branches
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Two influences on the creation of the United States Constitution were: the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689).
The writers of the Constitution borrowed the idea of __________ from these documents.
universal suffrage
a limited government
religious toleration
a laissez-faire economy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed separating government into three branches was the best way to keep government from becoming too powerful?
Locke
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Rousseau
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Enlightenment thinker John Locke's ideas of ___________________________were included in the Constitution.
Freedom of speech, press, and religion
Separation of Power
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Natural Rights and a Social Contract
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