The Government and Westward Expansion STAAR Review

Which of the following was signed in 1776 by U.S. revolutionaries, declared the U.S. to be a free state and was written by Thomas Jefferson?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Declaration of Independence

Which of the following is the U.S.'s written plan for its government?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

From the seven principles of the constitution: Which of the following is the term used to describe a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments?

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

• checks and balances

From the seven principles of the constitution: Which of the following is the term used to describe rights that can't be taken away?

• limited government

• separation of powers

• individual rights (unalienable)

• popular sovereignty

Which branch of the government is responsible for enforcing or carrying out laws?

• Military branch

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

What is the term for the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which were required by the anti-federalists before they would ratify the document?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitutional Amendments

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Which branch of the government does the president belong to?

• legislative

• executive

• military

• judicial

Which branch of the government does the supreme court belong to?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• military

Which branch of the government does the senate belong to?

• judicial

• legislative

• executive

• military

A notion that it was inevitable for the United States to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.

• Manifest Destiny

• Fate of the Union

• Divine Intervention

• American Dream