Module 6 - State Government

The underlying goal of the American Revolution was to establish a government ruled by

• the people

• the king

• the oligarchy

• the aliens

What were the colonists protesting during the Boston Tea Party

• British taxes on Paper

• British taxes on Stamps

• The Coercive Acts

• British tax on Tea

The type of government the United States operates under is known as what?

• Republic

• Democracy

• Democratic Republic

• Dictatorship

In a Democratic Republic, who makes the decisions for the people?

• Children

• Elected Representatives

• Everyone in the Country

• Only people of certain states

What is humanity's most cherished value?

• Fairness

• Liberty

• Numerous Fast Food Options

• Public Radio

What is this sentence?

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

• The introduction to the Declaration of Independence

• The introduction to the English Bill of Rights

• The Preamble to the United States Constitution

• The introduction to the Bill of Rights

Laws can change as values shift.

• True

• False

The U.S. Constitution is known as a living document.

• True

• False

Like Congress, the state legislature can be broken into two bodies: a Senate and House (or Assembly). This structure is referred to a

• Tricameral Legislature

• Unicameral Legislature

• Bicameral Legislature

There is only one state that has a unicameral, or one house, state legislature, and it is

• Alabama

• Pennsylvania

• Hawaii

• Nebraska