WorksheetsReview 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many votes, from the 13 states, did it take to make a change (amendment) to the Articles of Confederation?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
10
d)
13
2.
Define Ratify
a)
to be neutral
b)
to disagree
c)
to strongly appose to
d)
to agree to
3.
The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states
a)
northern; southern
b)
large; small
c)
southern; northern
d)
small; large
4.
What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?
a)
New York Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
5.
This branch makes the laws
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
d)
Supreme Court
6.
How many total Senators are there in the United States?
a)
50
b)
2
c)
100
d)
75
7.
This means the sharing of power between the State and National Government
a)
Federalism
b)
Anti-Federalism
c)
Anarchism
d)
Constitutionalism
8.
Which term means that power are divided among three branches of government?
a)
republicanism
b)
due process of law
c)
separation of powers
d)
individual rights
9.
Which principle states that the government is subject to the will of the people (the people decide)?
a)
limited government
b)
checks and balances
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
federalism
10.
What is any power not given to the Federal government that the states or people keep for themselves?
a)
Federalism
b)
Reserved Powers
c)
Concurrent Powers
d)
Implied Powers
11.
The __________ supported the Constitution and wanted a stronger national government.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Constitutionalists
d)
Anti-Constitutionalists
12.
Who is head of the executive branch?
a)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
b)
the President of the U.S.
c)
Speaker of the House
13.
In contrast to the Europeans, most natives of North America believed that land served as the basis for:
a)
material wealth
b)
political status
c)
common resource
d)
religious supremacy
14.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:
a)
the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones.
b)
Congress banned slavery in any new territory that might ever be added to the United States.
c)
Missouri agreed to gradual emancipation of slavery in exchange for admission to the Union.
d)
Ohio became a free state to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state.
15.
The Monroe Doctrine:
a)
settled the nullification crisis favorably for South Carolina.
b)
secured Florida from Spain.
c)
declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization.
d)
stated that the United States would be neutral in all international conflicts.
16.
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions:
a)
argued the Alien and Sedition Acts were necessary for proper order
b)
got their authors arrested for questioning the federal government
c)
supported strong federal authority in wartime
d)
were written in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts
17.
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court:
a)
showed the Supreme Court was commitment to states’ rights.
b)
ruled that the Federal Government could ignore the Bill of Rights
c)
supported Jeffersonian ideals
d)
declared a federal law unconstitutional, effectively giving itself judicial review
18.
The principal difficulty involved in Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory was that:
a)
the Federalist appeared to have enough votes to defeat it in Congress
b)
most Americans either did not care or were opposed to the purchase
c)
the Constitution did not give the president clear authority to acquire new territory.
d)
it consisted of worthless land that had no practical value.
19.
The slogan “Manifest Destiny” referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)
a)
God-Given right to exist as a nation.
b)
opportunity to replace greed with benevolence
c)
obligation to spread across the continent.
d)
mission to free slaves.
20.
The Great Compromise:
a)
was negotiated by Ben Franklin
b)
Only favored large states
c)
created a four-year term for president
d)
settled the question of congressional representation
21.
The three-fifths clause in the Constitution:
a)
Gave the white south greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted
b)
Denied slaves their legal rights
c)
Made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to amend the Articles of Confederation
d)
expired in 1808 because of a key sectional compromise between Northern and Southern states
22.
As a result of the American Revolution, Americans rejected:
a)
the principles of hereditary and aristocracy
b)
the establishment of a republic
c)
the definition of liberty as a universal entitlement
d)
organized religion
23.
What was the most significant consequence of the Seven Years’ War?
a)
its virtual destruction of American Indians
b)
Britains staggering war debt.
c)
the assassination of George III
d)
a distaste for further fighitng by the colonists.
24.
The Columbian Exchange was:
a)
the agreement that documented what Christopher Columbus would give to Spanish leaders in return for their sponsorship of his travel to the New World.
b)
the transatlantic flow of plants, animals, and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World.
c)
John Cabot’s exploration of the New World, which brought more of the goods that Columbus had found back to the Old World.
d)
the first store in the New World, named for the man who founded it.
25.
The Spanish encomienda system was used primarily in which region of the United States?
a)
Northwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Plains Region
26.
The organizers of the Jamestown colony were motivated primarily by a desire to:
a)
pursue military advantures against the Spanish.
b)
spread Christian religion to native peoples.
c)
earn profits by discovering gold and developing trade with the Indians.
d)
escape political oppression and religious persecution.
27.
Tobacco production in Virginia:
a)
enriched an emerging class of planters and certain members of the colonial government.
b)
declined after its original success, as Europeans learned the dangers of smoking
c)
lead to the replacement of Sugar as the main cash crop in the caribbean.
d)
lead to the end of the colony as production resulted in Indians attacking.
28.
According to the economic theory known as mercantilism:
a)
Merchants should control the government because they contributed more than others to national wealth.
b)
The government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power.
c)
the government should encourage manufacturing and commerce by keeping its hands of of the economy.colonies existed as a place for the mother country to send raw materials to be turned into manufactured goods.
d)
colonies existed as a place for the mother country to send raw materials to be turned into manufactured goods.
29.
Which of the following does the political review refer to?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Albany Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
New York Plan
30.
Which Amendment protects against "unlawful search and seizure"?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
31.
Which of the following does this menu best reflect?
a)
Successful agricultural trade agreements with other countries
b)
Strict U.S. regulations of food preparation
c)
Diverse ethnic contributions to U.S. culture
d)
Lowered nutritional standards for public schools
32.
President Jefferson asked congress to pass the Embargo Act of 1807 that would...
a)
Force people into military service.
b)
Halt all trade between the US & Europe.
c)
Limit the power of the federal government.
d)
Require all ships coming from Europe to be inspected for contraband.
33.
These men led an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory...
a)
Adams & Burr
b)
Burr & Hamilton
c)
Lewis & Pike
d)
Lewis & Clark
34.
The Sugar & Stamp Acts were designed chiefly to...
a)
Raise funds for the defense of the colonies & pay off war debt.
b)
Prove the right of Parliament to tax the colonies.
c)
Enrich the British upper class.
d)
Reduce colonial consumption of sugar & paper.
35.
Primary sources of information about the colonial era would include a...
a)
Textbook passage about the settlement of Pennsylvania.
b)
Recent newspaper article commemorating the birth of Patrick Henry.
c)
Journal entry by a member of the Second Continental Congress.
d)
Television program about the Declaration of Independence.
36.
The size of the United States doubled with...
a)
the adoption of New Orleans.
b)
Zebulon Pike's expedition.
c)
the expedition of Lewis & Clark.
d)
The Louisiana Purchase.
37.
If you fly from New York to Europe, what ocean do you cross?
a)
The Atlantic ocean
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
Both
d)
None
38.
In which ancient civilization were the rulers called pharaohs: Greece or Egypt?
a)
Egypt
b)
Greece
c)
Both
39.
Is the U.S. Census, which counts the population and gathers other information about residents, taken every 5 years, 10 years or 15 years?
a)
5 years
b)
15 years
c)
10 years
40.
What imaginary line divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
The prime meridian
b)
The meridian
c)
None of the Above
41.
The Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, is found on which continent?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
None of the Above
d)
Both
42.
French and Indian War-
a)
War between France and the Indians
b)
War between Britian and the Indians
c)
War between Britian and France
d)
War between American and Britain
43.
Export
a)
Selling things to another country for a porfit.
b)
Giving things to another country for free.
c)
Purchasing things from another country.
d)
Getting things from another country.
44.
Salutary Neglect
a)
Unofficial British policy where the avoided enforcing Parliamentary laws in American Colonies. (especially on trade).
b)
Written order issued by a court (or official) instructing a law official to perform a certain task.
c)
British rule
d)
Meany British cops people.
45.
Which interest group would most likely oppose eliminating the social security system?
a)
National Rifle Association
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
d)
American Association of Retired Persons
46.
The exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas was known as what?
a)
Hartnett Exchange
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
The Renaissance
d)
Line of Demarcation
47.
The revolution that changed the way people worked was the
a)
Machinery Revolution
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Modern Revolution
d)
Technology Revolution
48.
Which 1824 presidential nominee was the son of a former president?
a)
William H. Crawford
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Henry Clay
49.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
50.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
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