Unit 2: US and Canada Test Review

What are the first 10 amendments called?

• Amendments of Freedom
• Constitutional Additions
• Rights of the People
• Bill of Rights

Paying taxes, obeying laws, and being an informed voter are examples of what?

• Legal obligations
• Civic responsibilities

• Social duties

• Community services

Which document protects the rights of Canadian citizens?

• Canadian Constitution
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Canadian Bill of Rights

Why did the US start using a representative government?

• Distance from Britain

• To establish a dictatorship.
• To limit public participation in government.
• To maintain a monarchy system.

Who were the first Europeans to settle in Canada?

• Vikings

• The Spanish
• The British
• The Dutch

What were the three reasons explorers came to America?

• Glory

• Green

• Gold

• Graphs

• God

What type of rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

• Civil rights
• Political rights
• Unalienable rights

• Economic rights

Which amendment ended slavery?

• 19th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 13th Amendment

What was the decades-long standoff between the US and Soviet Union called?

• Nuclear Standoff
• Cold Peace
• Cold War
• Hot War

What is the most heavily practiced religion in the US?

• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam