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WorksheetsSS Chapter 7.3
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
B Franklin, G Washington, J Adams, T Jefferson, J Jay, J Madison and A Hamilton were the
a)
Backstreet Boys
b)
Founding Fathers
c)
A big family
2.
a system of government in which the citizen choose representatives to govern them
a)
republic
b)
dictatorship
c)
habeas corpus
3.
a government in which on person holds complete power
a)
dictatorship
b)
president
4.
What were the two ideas in the Magna Carta?
a)
Monarchs must obey the laws and all citizens have rights
b)
Everyone gets a fair share and free medicine
c)
Use a magnifying glass to read the small print
d)
Eat your vegetables and be happy
5.
the right that no one can be held in prison without first being charged with a crime
a)
freedom for all
b)
habeas corpus
6.
separation of powers means
a)
power is divided among 3 branches of government
b)
right to vote
c)
pay for each item separately
7.
giving authority to another person to speak for you
a)
proxy
b)
kindness
c)
crazy
8.
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention created a republic that looked at the examples of...
a)
Greece and Rome
b)
France and England
c)
Spain and England
9.
Americans admired Roman Republic because
a)
Independence and public service
b)
money and wealth
c)
it was a dictatorship
10.
Which document said...
1. Elections should be held regularly.
2. Right to trial by jury.
3. Allowed citizens to bear arms (have guns).
4. Right to not be imprisoned without being charged with a crime.
1. Elections should be held regularly.
2. Right to trial by jury.
3. Allowed citizens to bear arms (have guns).
4. Right to not be imprisoned without being charged with a crime.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
dictatorship of Caesar Augustus
11.
Which document said...
1. Monarchs had to obey the laws.
2. Everyone has rights.
1. Monarchs had to obey the laws.
2. Everyone has rights.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Roman Republic
12.
What grievances from the Declaration of Independence are addressed in the Constitution?
a)
1. King placed military power above civilian power. 2. King picked the judges.
b)
1. King charged unfair taxes. 2. King gave property to his friends.
13.
John Locke declared that all people had natural rights to ...
a)
life, liberty, and property
b)
food, water, and shelter
c)
money, medicine, and education
14.
Framers saw the Constitution as a contract
a)
between the king and queen
b)
between the people and the government
c)
between man and wife
15.
Separation of Power ...
a)
did not allow for one group to gain too much power
b)
allowed for one group to always win
c)
allowed for two groups to have all of the power
16.
Montesquieu was from
a)
France
b)
Hollywood
c)
Spain
17.
Montesquieu believed in...
a)
Separation of power into legislative, executive, and judicial
b)
everyone being ruled by the king
18.
What did American leaders learn from studying ancient Rome?
a)
independence and public service were important
b)
3 branches of government
19.
How did the Enlightenment ideas shape the Constitution?
a)
people's natural rights, government power should be separated, constitution is a contract between government and people
b)
right to bear arms (have guns), own property, and share power between 3 branches of government
20.
What does habeas corpus mean?
a)
Church has no place in government
b)
No person can be imprisoned without being charged with a crime
c)
All three branches of government have important roles to play
21.
The Constitution made the President
a)
Commander in Chief of Army and Navy
b)
in control of legislature and judicial branches
22.
Why was Ben Franklin referred to as "Poor Franklin"?
a)
He only had 9 servants.
b)
He was old.
c)
He hurt himself while working on an invention.
23.
Thomas Jefferson did not attend the Constitutional Convention. Instead he sent...
a)
hundreds of books
b)
an oppossum
c)
a fruit basket and some plants
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