Civics set 2 Honors

The ____________________ asserted the thirteen American colonies' right to separate from Great Britain, based on the principle of natural rights and the concept of a government deriving its power from the consent of the governed.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

The resolution that paved the way for the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence was passed by the Second Continental Congress on ____________________.

• July 2, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• June 30, 1776

• August 2, 1776

While ____________________ is credited as the primary author, he worked with a committee that included John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

The ____________________ was convened in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, ultimately resulting in the creation of the ________________.

• Constitutional Convention; Constitution

• First Continental Congress; Bill of Rights

• Second Continental Congress; Declaration of Independence

• Annapolis Convention; Articles of Confederation

The ____________________ is composed of _____ voting members, a number determined by population and fixed by the Apportionment Act of 1911.

• Senate

  100

• House of Representatives

  435

• Supreme Court

  9

• Electoral College

  535

Members of the ____________________ serve a two-year term, requiring them to face re-election every even-numbered year.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Cabinet

A senator represents the entire ____________________ in which they are elected, ensuring equal representation for each state regardless of population.

• District

• State

• County

• City

The transatlantic slave trade forcibly transported millions of __________ to the Americas, who were then sold.

• Europeans

• Africans

• Asians

• Australians

Designated as the highest court in the United States, the __________ is the final authority on the interpretation of federal law, including constitutional issues.

• Court of Appeals

• District Court

• Supreme Court

• Circuit Court

To advocate for the ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution, a series of essays known as the Federalist Papers were written under the pseudonym "Publius" by __________, __________, and __________.

• Jefferson, Adams, Franklin

• Hamilton, Madison, Jay

• Washington, Monroe, Hancock

• Lincoln, Grant, Lee