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WorksheetsAmerican Government VUS RC Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Slavery was introduced to the British colonies to provide labor for...
a)
plantations
b)
shipbuilding
c)
lumbering
d)
factories
2.
John Locke's ideas contributed to the Declaration of Independence influenced the belief in...
a)
capitalism and free markets
b)
self government and natural rights
c)
strong federal government and the rule of law
d)
a monarchy and a democracy
3.
This portion of the Declaration of Independence represents Thomas Jefferson's
a)
support for establishing a monarch
b)
interpretation of national self-government
c)
list of grievances against the king
d)
proposal for governmental structure
4.
The quote is taken from which document?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
United States Constitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
5.
a)
granting voting rights to African Americans
b)
Restricting the right to bear arms
c)
allowing for the direct election of senators
d)
requiring all children to attend school
6.
What is a patriot?
a)
someone who believed in independence from England
b)
someone who wanted to remain loyal to the king of England
7.
Which principle is shared by the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?
a)
judicial review
b)
limited government
c)
separation of power
d)
checks and balances
8.
Which of these best completes the title to this diagram?
a)
factors that led to the American Declaration of Independence
b)
Problems with Great Britain that led to the War of 1812
c)
weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation
d)
reasons for tension between the regions prior to the Civil War
9.
During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most often over...
a)
distribution of power between the President and the Supreme Court
b)
provisions for admitting new states to the Union
c)
division of powers between the national government and the states
d)
use of an electoral college system to choose the President
10.
Strong National Government
Economic Development
Support of National Bank
Which early political party?
Economic Development
Support of National Bank
Which early political party?
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic Republic
11.
the courts getting to decide on the constitutionality of laws
Which court case?
Which court case?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
12.
regulation of interstate commerce
(you GO on an interstate)
(you GO on an interstate)
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
13.
Implied Powers
Not written specifically in the Constitution, that the government has those powers
Not written specifically in the Constitution, that the government has those powers
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
14.
in Brown v. Board, the Supreme Court reversed the decision from what 1896 case?
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
15.
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice? Who was she nominated by?
a)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg; Reagan
b)
Sandra Day O'Connor; Reagan
c)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg; Clinton
d)
Sally Ride; G.H.W Bush
16.
Whose writing was reflected in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Paine/Benjamin Franklin
b)
Benjamin Franklin/John Locke
c)
John Locke/Thomas Paine
d)
Voltaire/George Washington
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