American History Quiz

What document contains the following parts?

- Preamble

- The Right of the People to Control Their Government

• - Tyrannical Acts of the British King

• - Efforts of the Colonies to Avoid Separation

• - The Colonies Are Declared Free and Independent

• Albany Plan of Union

• Declaration of Independence

• Doctrine of Nullification

• Great Compromise

Which English philosopher expressed the belief that a government’s power comes from the consent of the governed and is the foundation of modern democracy?

• Socrates

• John Stuart Mill

• Immanuel Kant

• John Locke

Who published these words in his pamphlet, Common Sense, convincing many Americans that it was time to declare independence? “A government of our own is our natural right”

• John Jay

• Oliver Wendell Holmes

• Thomas Paine

• George Whitehead

Why did the addition of a Bill of Rights help with the ratification of the Constitution?

• It guaranteed freedoms by placing specific limits on government

• Listed the functions of each branch of government

• Placed age requirements on office holders

• Listed specific amounts of compensation for each office

According to the U S Constitution, what two bodies were to make up Congress?

• Supreme Court, Appellate Court

• State, Local

• Entrepreneurs, workers

• House of Representatives, Senate

Which branch of the national government is granted these powers by the Constitution?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Church

What kinds of cases can begin in the Supreme Court?

• Cases involving the Constitution, national laws, treaties and state conflicts

• Civil cases

• Criminal cases

• Probate cases

Who argued for a newer, stronger form of government than was formed by the Articles of Confederation?

• Patriots

• Homesteaders

• Nationalists

• Loyalists

The main governing body under the Articles of Confederation was _____.

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

• Church

In what city was a meeting to be held for “the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation”?

• New York

• Savannah

• New Orleans

• Philadelphia