8TH GRADE SS BLITZ WARM-UP DAY 4

Matching - Select the best answer.

• Separation of powers

• Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition

• 8th Amendment

• Helps to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

• 1st Amendment

• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

• Checks and Balances

• Divides the government into three branches

The Founding Fathers incorporated the principle of federalism into the Constitution because:

• all citizens would be guaranteed the right to vote

• representatives would rule on behalf of the citizens

• the people would hold the ultimate authority in government

• the federal government would share power with the state governments

What are TWO examples of responsible citizenship in American society?

Which historical action was protected by the First Amendment guarantee regarding religion?

• The nativist Know-Nothing Party attracted more members.

• Eastern communities forced Mormons to migrate to the West.

• City officials worked to reduce the political power of Catholic immigrants.

• Evangelists led revivals in New England.

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• A. “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly.”

• B. “For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury…”

• C. “He has obstructed the…Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”

• D. “For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us…”