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Worksheetscivics test #2
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
Parliament first limited the power of the Crown under the...
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Petition of Right
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Stamp Act of 1765
2.
A major objective of both the Annapolis Convention and the Philadelphia Convention was to...
a)
recommend a federal plan for regulating interstate trade
b)
determine how the States should be represented in Congress
c)
limit the growing power of the National Government
d)
raise an army for quelling incidents like Shay's Rebellion.
3.
Which feature did the State constitution and the Articles of Confederation have in common?
a)
a strong executive elected by popular vote
b)
royal govenors
c)
principle of popular sovereignty
d)
bill of rights
4.
Which was an achievement of the Second Continental Congress?
a)
raising an American army
b)
preparing a Declaration of Rights
c)
establishing a strong central government
d)
passing the Intolerable Acts
5.
The first State constitutions, adopted after independence...
a)
provided for lengthy terms for elective offices
b)
placed most authority with the State governors
c)
extended voting rights to all adult State residents
d)
placed most authority with the State legislatures
6.
Much of the Declaration of Independence consists of...
a)
omplaints of the wrongs done to the colonists
b)
threats of revenge for English mistreatment
c)
statements of the desire to separate from England
d)
lists of the rights of all people
7.
After the Revolutionary War, the National Government...
a)
proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems
b)
refused to repay the war debt it owed to the States
c)
permitted the States to make agreements with foreign governments
d)
began imposing harsh tax policies on property owners and merchants
8.
The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the...
a)
Petition of Right
b)
Declaration of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Constitution
9.
Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
God gives certain people the right to govern
b)
People have certain natural rights
c)
The people may change or abolish the government
d)
Government can exist only with the people's permission
10.
The success of which plan led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a)
Albany Plan of Union
b)
compromise reached between the Virginia and New Jersey plans
c)
Second Continental Congress's "plan of confederation"
d)
interstate plan for regulating trade between Virginia and Maryland
11.
Much of the work of the Framers centered around the proposals that had been set out in...
a)
the Virginia Plan
b)
the Declaration of Independence
c)
The Federalist
d)
the New Jersey Plan
12.
Delegates met at Mount Vernon and Annapolis to...
a)
recommend a way to start a national army
b)
recommend ways to end slavery
c)
ecommend a federal plan for regulating commerce
d)
attend a social gathering in honor of George Washington
13.
The Second Continental Congress was similar to the first in the...
a)
raising of an army
b)
creation of a monetary system
c)
composition of its members
d)
borrowing of money
14.
Which of these State constitutions is the oldest and still in force today?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New Hampshire
d)
South Carolina
15.
In the charter colonies, most governmental matters were handled by...
a)
the colonists
b)
the British monarch
c)
a proprietor
d)
Parliament
16.
By the mid-1700s, British rule in the colonies was marked by...
a)
passing increasingly high taxes
b)
imposing harsh and restrictive trade practices
c)
allowing a certain degree of self-rule to the colonists
d)
forcing the colonies to attack other colonial powers
17.
At the Philadelphia Convention, the delegates agreed to...
a)
make minor revisions to the Articles of Confederation
b)
open their sessions to the public
c)
draft a new constitution
d)
pass proposals by unanimous vote only
18.
Which colony was founded mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Georgia
c)
New York
d)
Virginia
19.
The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had...
a)
no legislative or judicial branch
b)
only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress
c)
only a legislative branch, consisting of a bicameral Congress
d)
only a legislative and an executive branch
20.
A government needs what two things to work?
a)
power and authority
b)
people and authority
c)
power and people
d)
Military strength
21.
Which is a valid conclusion based on a study of the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and Franklin D. Roosevelt?
a)
A President’s political program may change in the face of current needs
b)
Economic crisis can force a President to suspend basic civil liberties
c)
Presidential success depends mainly on asympathetic Supreme Court
d)
Strong third parties develop when the two major parties ignore popular demands
22.
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-fifths Compromise to solve a dispute directly related to...
a)
the addition of a Bill of Rights
b)
the power of the presidency
c)
representation in Congress
d)
a decision by the Supreme Court
23.
One major difference between the royal and proprietary colonies, on the one hand, and the charter colonies, on the other, was that...
a)
in the charter colonies, the governor was elected, not appointed
b)
in the charter colonies, the governor was appointed, not elected
c)
only the charter colonies were governed under a charter granted by the king
d)
in the royal and proprietary colonies, the legislature was unicameral
24.
The first three words of the Constitution, “We the People”, reflect which political principle?
a)
Checks and balances
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Federalism
d)
Rule of law
25.
The relationship among the States during the Critical Period can be BEST compared to...
a)
a choir singing in unison
b)
a baseball team at the playoffs
c)
a traffic jam
d)
children squabbling at a playground
26.
One reason the Nuremberg trials following World War II were held was to...
a)
make German leaders accountable for the Holocaust
b)
force Japan to pay for the attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
punish the German government for bombing England
d)
bring Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo to justice
27.
Which action is a civic responsibility of U.S. citizens?
a)
attending school
b)
maintaining security
c)
voting during local elections
d)
paying taxes
28.
“…He [the President] shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law:but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.” Article II, Section 2, Clause 2,Constitution of the United States. This portion of the Constitution illustrates the principle of...
a)
judicial review
b)
executive privilege
c)
checks and balances
d)
implied powers
29.
The powers granted to the central government under the Second Continental Congress compared with those granted under the Articles of Confederation were..
a)
dramatically different
b)
basically the same
c)
weaker
d)
none of the above
30.
The adoption of the Bill of Rights (1791) addressed Anti-federalist criticism of the new Constitution by...
a)
allowing the national government to coin money
b)
establishing a process for impeaching federal officials
c)
providing for an indirect method of electing the president
d)
protecting citizens from abuses of power by the national government
31.
America is a representative republic form of democracy this means that ...
a)
Congress and the House vote for the President
b)
Each person votes for the President directly
c)
Each person votes for the senator who in turn elects the president through popular vote
d)
Each person votes for the president but in reality they are voting for a member of the Electoral College
32.
Which feature must a nation have to be considered a democracy?
a)
Elected judges to conduct trials
b)
A set of laws
c)
Citizen participation in government
d)
A strong president
33.
Which American document included John Locke’s idea that people have the right to overthrow an oppressive...
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Northwest Ordinance
34.
Which of the following can be said to have contributed the MOST toward the realization that the nation needed a stronger central government?
a)
social issues
b)
military issues
c)
political issues
d)
economic issues
35.
What characteristic of a state did the English colonies NOT possess?
a)
territory
b)
sovereignty
c)
population
d)
government
36.
The Neutrality Acts passed by Congress in the mid-1930s were efforts to...
a)
create jobs for the unemployed in the military defense industry
b)
avoid mistakes that led the country into World War I
c)
help the democratic nations of Europe against Hitler and Mussolini
d)
support the League of Nations efforts to stop wars in Africa and Asia
37.
From the formation of the New England Confederation to that of the Second Continental Congress, the colonists became progressively...
a)
more defiant
b)
better organized
c)
both a and b
d)
none of the above
38.
United States government actions were modified under the New Deal, which tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by...
a)
decreasing foreign competition by raising tariffs
b)
reducing taxes on big business to stimulate job creation
c)
lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget
d)
providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy
39.
Speaker A: We want a strong national government to provide order and protect the rights of the people.
Speaker B: We want a weak national government so that it will not threaten the rights of the people or the powers of the states.
Speaker C: We want to add a bill of rights to the Constitution to protect the people against abuses of power.Speaker D: A bill of rights is unnecessary because the new government’s powers are limited by the Constitution.These statements represent points of view that differ between...
Speaker B: We want a weak national government so that it will not threaten the rights of the people or the powers of the states.
Speaker C: We want to add a bill of rights to the Constitution to protect the people against abuses of power.Speaker D: A bill of rights is unnecessary because the new government’s powers are limited by the Constitution.These statements represent points of view that differ between...
a)
Federalists and Anti-federalists
b)
leaders of the North and the West
c)
supporters of Congress and the president
d)
pro-independence Patriots and pro-British
Tories
Tories
40.
Which characteristic of the American frontier continues to be an important part of life in the United States today?
a)
significant opportunities for social and economic mobility
b)
widespread support for the Populist Party
c)
necessity for families to have many children
d)
a predominantly agricultural and mining
economy
economy
41.
Which of the following basic concepts of government did the Magna Carta reflect?
a)
limited government
b)
representative government
c)
worth of the individual
d)
ordered government
42.
At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This debate was resolved by the Connecticut Compromise, also known as “Great Compromise,”which said that...
a)
Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal representation.
b)
Congress would be made up of two houses in which all states had an equal number of representatives in each house.
c)
Congress would have two houses in which the number of seats a state had in each house was based on its population.
d)
The number of citizens in a state would determine how many seats that state had in Congress, but slaves and other noncitizens would not be counted for this purpose.
43.
The framers of the United States Constitution included the concepts of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers in the document because they...
a)
hoped to expand the democratic process
b)
favored the poor over the rich
c)
feared a government with unlimited power
d)
wanted to increase the powers of the states
44.
The first State constitutions focused mainly on...
a)
outlining the causes of the Revolution
b)
establishing a unitary system of government
c)
abolishing restrictions on the legislature
d)
limiting governmental power
45.
The United States Constitution corrected a weakness in the Articles of Confederation by...
a)
creating a process for territories to become states
b)
banning the possession of guns by citizens during peacetime
c)
providing for the abolition of slavery
d)
granting Congress sole control over interstate and foreign commerce
46.
In 1920, women gained the right to vote as a result of a...
a)
national election
b)
Supreme Court decision
c)
constitutional amendment
d)
presidential order
47.
Changes to Constitutional government following the Civil War included...
a)
extending slavery, defining citizenship, and limiting voting rights
b)
extending equal protection of the law, and expanding suffrage to eighteen year olds
c)
ending slavery, defining citizenship, and expanding suffrage to men of color
d)
ending slavery, defining citizenship, and expanding suffrage to women
48.
A purpose of direct democracy is to...
a)
involve citizens directly in decision making
b)
minimize the influence of newspapers
c)
elect political leaders
d)
strengthen political parties
49.
Which of the following BEST describes the changes in British colonial policies in the later 1700s?
a. The policies became stricter.b. The policies became more inclusive.c. The policies became more relaxed.d. The policies became more cooperative.
a. The policies became stricter.b. The policies became more inclusive.c. The policies became more relaxed.d. The policies became more cooperative.
a)
The policies became stricter
b)
The policies became more inclusive
c)
The policies became more relaxed
d)
The policies became more cooperative
50.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with
certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; . . ."
This quotation is evidence that some of the basic ideas in the Declaration of Independence were...
certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; . . ."
This quotation is evidence that some of the basic ideas in the Declaration of Independence were...
a)
reflections of the philosophies of the European Enlightenment
b)
adoptions of rules used by the Holy Roman Empire
c)
limitations of the principles underlying most European governments of the 1700’s
d)
adaptations of the laws of Spanish colonial governments in North America
51.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
The above section of the Declaration of Independence reflects which political principles?
The above section of the Declaration of Independence reflects which political principles?
a)
Natural rights, social compact
b)
Checks and balances, popular sovereignty
c)
Individual rights, rule of law
d)
Separation of church and state, federalism
52.
"…I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to shew [show], a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will... Thomas Paine, 1776."
In this statement, Thomas Paine suggested that the American colonies should...
In this statement, Thomas Paine suggested that the American colonies should...
a)
form an alliance with England
b)
negotiate an end to the conflict with England
c)
boycott goods from England
d)
declare independence from England
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