US History Review Quiz-Memory Monday

How does the U.S. Constitution reflect the principle of limited government?

• By allowing the President to make laws without Congress

• By dividing power among different branches of government

• By giving all power to the federal government

• By allowing states to ignore federal laws

What was one reason for the growth of representative government during the colonial period?

• The colonies were too small to have monarchies

• The colonists wanted to have a say in their own governance

• The British government forced the colonies to have representative governments

• The colonies had no other form of government to choose from

What was the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• An agreement to end the Revolutionary War

• A plan to divide Congress into two houses

• A treaty with Native American tribes

• A decision to abolish slavery

What impact did the 13th Amendment have on the United States?

• It granted women the right to vote

• It abolished slavery

• It established the income tax

• It prohibited alcohol

How does the principle of checks and balances work in the U.S. Constitution?

• Each branch of government can check the power of the other branches

• The President has absolute power over all branches

• The Supreme Court can make laws

• Congress can veto the President's decisions without any limitations

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• An agreement to count three-fifths of the slave population for representation and taxation

• A decision to allow three-fifths of states to secede from the Union

• A treaty with three-fifths of Native American tribes

• A plan to divide the U.S. into three-fifths regions

What did the 14th Amendment establish?

• The right to bear arms

• Equal protection under the law for all citizens

• Prohibition of alcohol

• The establishment of the Federal Reserve

What did the 15th Amendment do?

• Gave African American men the right to vote.

• Abolished slavery

• Granted citizenship to African Americans

• Gave women the right to vote.

the part of government that carries out, the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the lawmaking part of government

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential