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WorksheetsUS History Midterm Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the right to assembly mean?
a)
the right to own a gun
b)
the right to remain silent
c)
you can have a group of people get together to chat or do things
d)
the right to a speedy trial
2.
A 20 year old college student starts his own newspaper which often prints articles making fun of the local mayor. The mayor is angry and gets his aides to take the papers off the stands before they can be distributed. The student takes the mayor to court, saying that he violated the ________ amendment.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
5th
3.
A woman is arrested for murder. The police try to force her to talk about what happened, but she refuses, saying that the ________ amendment gives her the right to remain silent.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
5th
4.
A group of teenagers gather quietly on a street corner. Neighbors complain and ask the police to arrest them for getting together as a group. The police say that they won’t arrest the teenagers because the ___________ amendment gives them the right to be there.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
5th
5.
A man is accused of robbery. He is unemployed and can’t afford to pay a lawyer. The government provides him with a lawyer because the _________ amendment says that they must.
a)
1st
b)
4th
c)
5th
d)
6th
6.
The police come to a man’s house and ask to look around. The man refuses, saying that they need to have a warrant. The police leave because they know that the _________ amendment protects the man from unwarranted searches.
a)
1st
b)
4th
c)
5th
d)
6th
7.
what is the meaning of the right to bear arms?
a)
you have the right to speedy trial
b)
freedom of speech
c)
to plead 5th
d)
allows all citizens to own a gun
8.
To plead 5th means _______.
a)
the right to a lawyer
b)
you have to right to remain silent
c)
the right to refuse to enter your house without a warrant
d)
a soldier can't demand to stay in your house
9.
The government of the United States is _______.
a)
True Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Dictatorship
d)
None of the above
10.
"The authority to rule comes from the people" - Which principle of the constitution does this describe?
a)
Social sovereignty
b)
Republicanism
c)
Popular sovereignty
d)
None of the above
11.
"People elect other people to represent them in the government" - Which principle of the Constitution does this describe?
a)
Federalism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
None of the above
12.
In checks and balances, every branch has it's own responsibility. The executive branch ___________.
a)
Appoints judges
b)
Can veto bills
c)
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
d)
A and B
13.
The First Amendments says that...
a)
everyone must have a religion
b)
we don't have the right to protest against the government
c)
Freedom of speech protects only spoken or written words
d)
protects the right to ask the government to change the laws.
14.
What is the process called that chooses the President of the United States of America?
a)
Popular Vote
b)
Electoral College
c)
Changing of the Guard
d)
State of the Union Address
15.
The people of the United States directly elect the President of the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What are electoral college votes?
a)
Votes for a college
b)
A group of college students who voted
c)
Votes that represent the size of a states population
d)
Voting for elections
17.
What factor gives a state more influence over others in the electoral college process?
a)
Population
b)
Land Size
c)
Location
d)
Age
18.
What is the name of the document that tells us how to run the government?
a)
The Ten Commandments
b)
The Encyclopedia
c)
The Constitution
d)
Wikipedia
19.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
20.
Which of the following was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine joined the U.S. as a free state
b)
Maine joined the U.S. as a slave state
c)
the balance in Congress stayed equal
d)
Missouri joined the U.S. as a slave state
21.
Which of these does not describe the Southern U.S. during the 1800s?
a)
Slavery was legal
b)
It was mostly agriculture
c)
There were many factories
d)
There were few large cities
22.
Which of these does not describe the Northern U.S. during the 1800s?
a)
Slavery was illegal
b)
It was industrial
c)
There were large farms where they grew cotton and tobacco
d)
There were many large cities
23.
Why were northerners in favor of tariffs?
a)
They wanted to buy cheaper foreign products
b)
They exported a lot of cotton
c)
It gave northern factories an advantage over foreign companies
d)
They made everything cheaper
24.
In 1830 Andrew Jackson passed a law called...
a)
The tariff removal act
b)
The Indian Removal Act
c)
The Happiness Act
d)
The Tea Tax
25.
What was the name of the journey taken by Native Americans who were forced to leave their land and move to Indian Territory?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The March of Sadness
c)
The Journey of Sorrow
d)
The Indian Territory Trail
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