Quiz on Chapter 4 and 5 Vocab Constitution and Governmen

What is the purpose of the Constitution as described in the document?

• To establish a monarchy

• To explain what the government could and could not do and what rights of citizens would be protected

• To create a new religion

• To divide the country into regions

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• A treaty with Britain

• A system of government adopted in 1781 that divided power between the national government and the state governments

• A declaration of war

• A peace agreement with Native Americans

What did the Great Compromise establish?

• A single legislative house

• A monarchy

• A legislature with two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives

• A new currency system

Who were the Federalists?

• People who supported the new Constitution

• People who opposed the new Constitution

• Native American leaders

• British soldiers

What does the Bill of Rights guarantee?

• The right to own property

• Freedom of speech, press, religion, and other rights

• The right to bear arms

• The right to vote

What is the federal system?

• A monarchy

• A system where power is divided between the national and state governments

• A dictatorship

• A single-party system

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To increase the power of the executive branch

• To limit the power or actions of each branch of government

• To create a new currency

• To establish a national religion

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

• A treaty with Britain

• Land that the United States bought from France in 1803

• A new tax law

• A military alliance

What does the First Amendment guarantee?

• The right to bear arms

• Freedom of religion, assembly, speech, and press

• The right to a speedy trial

• The right to vote

What does the Eighth Amendment guarantee?

• The right to vote

• Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments

• The right to bear arms

• The right to a public trial