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The Constitution, New Nation, and Bill of Rights review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the head of the executive branch?

a)

The President

b)

The Congress

c)

The House of Representatives

d)

The Supreme Court

2.

He was a free African American mathematician who made the calculations for the survey of DC?

a)

Banneker

b)

L'Enfant

c)

Hoban

d)

Thornton

3.

What is a census?

a)

a counting of a population

b)

a tally of animals in a household

c)

the removal of Native Americans

d)

a political party

4.

What is the highest law of the land?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The President

c)

The People

d)

The Constitution

5.

How often does a census take place?

a)

every 10 years

b)

every 20 years

c)

every 5 years

d)

every 100 years

6.

A foreigner who is not a citizen.

a)

an alien

b)

sedition

c)

the Bill of Rights

d)

xenophobia

7.

Any action that promotes resistance to lawful authority; speaking out against the government.

a)

alien

b)

sedition

c)

Constitution

d)

court

8.

Madison & Jefferson argued that if acts were unconstitutional, states didn't have to obey. (choose 2)

a)

Kentucky Resolution

b)

Virginia Resolution

c)

France

d)

England

9.

What does unconstitutional mean?

a)

violates the Constitution

b)

unfair

c)

privileged

d)

violates the Force

10.

This makes sure that each branch of the gov't has certain ways to keep the other branches from getting too much power.

a)

checks and balances

b)

supreme court

c)

The President

d)

The Congress

11.

Who was the President during the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Hamilton

c)

Burr

d)

Washington

12.

Cause or Effect of the War of 1812: British sea captains captured American ships.

a)

cause

b)

effect

13.

Cause or Effect of the War of 1812: Many Americans wanted British protected Native American land in the western territories.

a)

cause

b)

effect

14.

What happened when the British invaded Washington, DC? (choose more than one)

a)

they burned the capital

b)

they burned the President's house

c)

they burned the Treasury Building

d)

they burned the Library of Congress

15.

He wrote "The Star Spangled Banner."

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Aaron Burr

16.

Who did President Jackson believe should rule in a democracy?

a)

the wealthy

b)

the educated

c)

the common man

d)

the President

17.

Cause or Effect of the War of 1812: British refused to leave the forts in the territories west of the Appalachian Mtns.

a)

cause

b)

effect

18.

He was the first President who wasn't from a wealthy family.

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jackson

c)

Washington

d)

Adams

19.

He invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.

a)

Slater

b)

Whitney

c)

Cooper

d)

Macadam

20.

A time of rapid change from handmade goods to factory-made goods.

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Civil War

21.

Advantage or disadvantage of the mill system: increased opportunities and wages for unskilled workers.

a)

disadvantage

b)

advantage

22.

Advantage or disadvantage of the mill system: young women were able to earn money and help support the family.

a)

disadvantage

b)

advantage

23.

Advantage or disadvantage of the mill system: provided jobs, factory goods cost less for the common people.

a)

disadvantage

b)

advantage

24.

Advantage or disadvantage of the mill system: skilled craftsmen could not compete with the factory-made goods.

a)

disadvantage

b)

advantage

25.

Advantage or disadvantage of the mill system: work was boring and dulled the mind.

a)

disadvantage

b)

advantage

26.

Advantage or disadvantage of the mill system: factory air contained fibers that got into the lungs and caused disease.

a)

disadvantage

b)

advantage

27.

Advantage or disadvantage of the mill system: no safety devices and unsafe conditions.

a)

disadvantage

b)

advantage

28.

He successfully organized and marketed the first American steamboat company.

a)

Fulton

b)

Whitney

c)

Cooper

d)

Macadam

29.

Which President refused to enforce the law allowing the Cherokee to stay on their land?

a)

Jackson

b)

Washington

c)

Jefferson

d)

Adams

30.

The outcome was that the Cherokee nation had the right to their own land; it was unconstitutional to push them from it.

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Hamilton v. Jefferson

c)

Hamilton v. Burr

d)

Madison v. Marbury

31.

In 1830, this made it legal for the President to move Indian tribes west.

a)

The Indian Removal act

b)

Presidential Order

c)

Supreme Court Decisions

d)

Indian Reservations

32.

This allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, and Maine as a free state.

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Maine Compromise

c)

The Kentucky Resolution

d)

The War of 1812

33.

They wanted to end slavery

a)

abolitionists

b)

whites

c)

southerners

d)

Republicans

34.

Checks and balances refers to

a)

the way governments create a budget.

b)

three branches.

c)

military disagreements between the Army and Navy

d)

George Washington's horse.

35.

The Judicial Branch

a)

involves the legal system

b)

creates laws

c)

is also known as the Executive Branch.

d)

provides for taxation.

36.

The introduction to the Constitution is the

a)

Preamble

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Code of Conduct

d)

National Anthem

37.

The Bill of Rights

a)

consists of the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.

b)

declares our independence from England.

c)

gives the President king-like power.

d)

is outdated and not used anymore.

38.

First Amendment

a)

No searches without a warrant or cause.

b)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

c)

Freedom of speech, religion, etc.

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

39.

Second Amendment

a)

No searches without a warrant or cause.

b)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

c)

Right to bear arms.

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

40.

Third Amendment

a)

No searches without a warrant or cause.

b)

No troops staying in your house.

c)

Right to bear arms.

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

41.

Fourth Amendment

a)

No searches without a warrant or cause.

b)

No troops staying in your house.

c)

Right to bear arms.

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

42.

Fifth Amendment

a)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

b)

No troops staying in your house.

c)

Right to bear arms.

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

43.

Sixth Amendment

a)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

b)

No troops staying in your house.

c)

Right to bear arms.

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

44.

Seventh Amendment

a)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

b)

No troops staying in your house.

c)

Jury trial in civil suits

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

45.

Eighth Amendment

a)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

b)

No excessive bail; cruel/unusual punishment.

c)

Jury trial in civil suits

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

46.

Ninth Amendment

a)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

b)

Additional rights exist.

c)

Jury trial in civil suits

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

47.

Tenth Amendment

a)

Don't have to testify against yourself; no double jeopardy.

b)

Powers not specific are given to the states.

c)

Jury trial in civil suits

d)

Speedy & fair trial; confront accusers; have a lawyer.

48.

The Connecticut Compromise (select all that apply)

a)

created rules for business between states.

b)

established two houses in Congress.

c)

took concepts from both the VA and the NJ plans.

d)

allowed Missouri and Maine to enter the union.

49.

A constitution

a)

declares independence.

b)

is a plan to govern a nation.

c)

provides an exception to the right to privacy.

d)

is an alternative to the Boston Tea Party.

50.

A democracy

a)

involves an all-powerful leader.

b)

involves a government in which people vote for the leaders.

c)

does not allow people to vote.

d)

is an alternative to the War of 1812.

51.

The Constitution

a)

can be changed through the amendment process.

b)

can never be changed.

c)

was written by George Washington.

d)

is a Presidential Order.