Unit 1 Founding Documents

Who contributed the idea of unalienable rights to the Declaration?

• John Locke

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

Which document listed the grievances of the colonists which lead to the Revolutionary War?

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

To keep the federal government from becoming too powerful, the writers of the constitution put in a series of ....

• checks and balances
• centralized authority
• federal mandates
• election laws

What is one reason that the constitution has survived as long as it has?

• Strict enforcement
• Adaptability and the ability to be amended
• Taylor Swift wrote a song about it

• Lack of opposition

The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments all dealt with what issue?

• Civil rights and equal protection under the law for African Americans
• Environmental conservation
• Foreign relations
• Taxation policies

Which amendments showed that federal law could protect US minorities?

• 16th, 17th, and 18th Amendments
• 10th, 11th, and 12th Amendments
• 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
• 19th, 20th, and 21st Amendments

Which amendment guarantees equal protection under the law?

• 5th Amendment
• 1st Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 10th Amendment

Which federal right allows the government to take land away from a citizen?

• Confiscation authority
• The "Gimmmie Gimmie, it's mine now!" law

• Condemnation right
• Eminent domain

In order for the government to take private property, what must it give the owner?

• Just compensation
• No compensation
• Fair market value
• Twinkies

What is populism?

• Populism is a scientific theory dealing with equity between the species

• Populism is a cooking technique
• Populism is a type of music genre
• Populism is a political approach that seeks to appeal to ordinary people who feel marginalized by the elite.